Beautiful beach, great surf but numerous hazards.
Portrush Whiterocks Beach的点评
点评:A really stunning beach. It also has some great surf, but hazards are numerous which is why I rate it 3 stars.
If interested in surfing, I would recommend it as a spot for intermediate/Advanced surfers only, who are strong swimmers. This is due to a number of hazards that aren't immediately obvious to the untrained eye.
Surf will be significantly bigger than East/West Strands due to its exposed location. It can also appear smaller than it is from the shoreline.
There seems to be a "permanent" rip current/channel that usually forms roughly near the big white rock just past the entrance. I came across also a deep trench very close to shore that has probably been created by this rip.
There's usually also temporary flash rips in bigger surf.
Be careful around the caves on the Eastern end of the beach as this side of the beach can get cut-off from the Entrance on an approaching high-tide.
If you are unsure about the conditions, speak to the lifeguards.
You can get a good view of the conditions at the headland above the lifeguard hut, but I wouldn't recommend walking up here from a safety point of view as there's sheer cliff drop-offs, with no railings, immediately as you reach the top.
For swimming/splashing. Definitely stay within the lifeguard flags even if the surf is small.
翻译:一个真正迷人的海滩。这里也有一些很棒的冲浪点,但危险也很多,所以我给它三星。
如果您对冲浪感兴趣,我推荐这里只适合中级/高级冲浪者,他们游泳技术很好。这是因为这里有很多危险,对于未经训练的人来说,很难一眼就看出。
由于这里地势开阔,海浪会比东/西海滩大得多。从海岸线上看,它看起来也可能比实际要小。
似乎有一个“永久性”的离岸流/水道,通常形成在入口附近的大白石附近。我还发现了一条非常靠近海岸的深沟,很可能就是由这条离岸流造成的。
在较大的海浪中,通常也会出现暂时性的急流。
在海滩东端的洞穴附近要小心,因为在即将到来的涨潮时,这侧的海滩可能会与入口隔开。
如果您不确定情况,请咨询救生员。
您可以在救生员小屋上方的岬角清楚地看到情况,但出于安全考虑,我不建议您步行上去,因为一到山顶,就会看到陡峭的悬崖,而且没有栏杆。
适合游泳/戏水。即使海浪不大,也一定要待在救生员旗帜的范围内。