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$Wales is hidden behind Ireland but is home to some quality spots when the swell gets beefy. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Wales is hidden behind Ireland but is home to some quality spots when the swell gets beefy. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Peat particles in the water make for beer coloured barrels for Micah Lester at Thurso. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Peat particles in the water make for beer coloured barrels for Micah Lester at Thurso. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Irish dawn run for Oli Adams Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Irish dawn run for Oli Adams Photo: Roger Sharp

$There are waves on every coast of Britain. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

There are waves on every coast of Britain. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Summer means amazing water color and heaps of tourists. But if you know where to hide, it\'s not so busy. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Summer means amazing water color and heaps of tourists. But if you know where to hide, it's not so busy. Photo: Roger Sharp

$They don\'t call it the Emerald Isle for nothing. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

They don't call it the Emerald Isle for nothing. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Shaper Felix Dickson test driving his own shapes in the Cornish evening gold. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Shaper Felix Dickson test driving his own shapes in the Cornish evening gold. Photo: Roger Sharp

$The lighthouse off of Land\'s End is a testament to Victorian engineering. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

The lighthouse off of Land's End is a testament to Victorian engineering. Photo: Roger Sharp

$The classic Thurso line up. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

The classic Thurso line up. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Ian Battrick getting the last tube home in Ireland. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Ian Battrick getting the last tube home in Ireland. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Same session, few minutes later, rare burst of Irish sunshine. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Same session, few minutes later, rare burst of Irish sunshine. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Big, mean, empty Bundoran Peak at size is a challenge for all. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Big, mean, empty Bundoran Peak at size is a challenge for all. Photo: Roger Sharp

$The slab known as Tens. One of Scotland\'s many very heavy waves. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

The slab known as Tens. One of Scotland's many very heavy waves. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Joss Ash carving hard in Portrush, Northern Ireland. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Joss Ash carving hard in Portrush, Northern Ireland. Photo: Roger Sharp

$One of the most consistent, and busy, spots in Cornwall, England, is Godrevy. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

One of the most consistent, and busy, spots in Cornwall, England, is Godrevy. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Oli Adams at the \'Lev, one of England\'s finest, yet ficklest reefs. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Oli Adams at the 'Lev, one of England's finest, yet ficklest reefs. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Harry Timson is one of the leading British juniors and this shot is from a comp in Scarborough on England\'s east coast. He stuck it of course. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Harry Timson is one of the leading British juniors and this shot is from a comp in Scarborough on England's east coast. He stuck it of course. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Straight out of Mordor Sam Lamiroy going big in deepest Cornwall. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Straight out of Mordor Sam Lamiroy going big in deepest Cornwall. Photo: Roger Sharp

$The UK and Ireland are home to more bays and coves than is strictly necessary. The plus side is there\'s always somewhere sheltered to surf ... as long as there\'s swell. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

The UK and Ireland are home to more bays and coves than is strictly necessary. The plus side is there's always somewhere sheltered to surf ... as long as there's swell. Photo: Roger Sharp

$Bundoran Peak again on a rare quiet day. Photo: <a href=\"http://surfphoto.500px.com/home\"> Roger Sharp</a>$

Bundoran Peak again on a rare quiet day. Photo: Roger Sharp

Roger Sharp is surf photographer and writer hailing from the shores of Somerset, an English county with one quality surf spot that works every ten years or so. He’s been shooting for twenty years, contributes to various mags around the world and is the editor of Carve Magazine. His online presences are @surf_photo on Twitter and @surfphoto on Instagram and Sharpy on Vimeo. He doesn’t like Facebook.

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