‘Even before The Beach Boys sang about waiting for the summer in " Surfin’ USA", the activity was associated with the long hot days of June, July and August. The sun is out, and everyone’s at the beach. But that’s the problem: everyone’s there. So, although the idea of putting a toe anywhere near the British sea in autumn might make you quake, don’t think that surfing stops with summer. In autumn, the water is still warm, the swells are bigger – and the fickle summer surfers have shivered away.
In short, October can bring the best surfing conditions of the year in Britain. Getting away for a surfing weekend is a popular choice for wave fans who, like me, live in London, but it’s a challenge to get there – and stay there – cheaply. Luckily, for the past six years, Big Friday has been solving this problem…’