Putsborough.

Putsborough sits at the quieter southern end of Woolacombe Bay, tucked beneath the headland of Baggy Point. The break is a sandy, shifting-bank beachbreak throwing up lefts and rights across a moderate-speed wave. On smaller days the walls peel with a mellow, forgiving character suited to developing surfers and longboarders; when a solid west-northwest swell fills in, the banks can produce genuine hollow sections that rival the nearby beaches in quality, though Baggy Point's shadow typically clips one to two metres off the face compared to Croyde. The optimum window is a W to NW swell with a southeast offshore, and it works through all stages of tide - Stormrider notes the incoming tide as a sweet spot. Baggy Point provides meaningful shelter from south and southwest winds, a real advantage when the rest of the coast turns onshore, though it also screens out swell with a strong southerly component. Surf schools operate here regularly. Getting in on bigger days, the cliff-side rip running along the southern rocks offers a paddle-out channel, but requires awareness of the boulders at the base of the headland, especially on spring tides. The beach sees consistent crowds when working - it is not a secret. No specific localism is documented, but the car park above fills early on good days in summer.

Baggy Point's lee where the coast stays rideable when Devon burns off.