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beachSwim Site locLocation tempWater Temperature waveWave Height
Torquay Torquay, Devon, UK 54.2 ℉ 4.1 feet
Salacombe Hope Cove, Devon, UK 54.4 ℉ 10.7 feet
Mothecombe Beach Mothcombe, Devon, UK 54.3 ℉ 10.2 feet
Mount Batten Beach Plymouth , Devon, UK 54.3 ℉ 9.8 feet
beachSwim Site locLocation tempWater Temperature waveWave Height
Torquay Torquay, Devon, UK 12.4 ℃ 1.2 m
Salacombe Hope Cove, Devon, UK 12.4 ℃ 3.3 m
Mothecombe Beach Mothcombe, Devon, UK 12.4 ℃ 3.1 m
Mount Batten Beach Plymouth , Devon, UK 12.4 ℃ 3 m

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“ You see and experience things when you’re swimming in a way that is completely different…. far more complete and intense than on dry land, and your sense of the present is overwhelming. In wild water you are on equal terms with the animal world around you: in every sense, on the same level.”

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Roger Deakin, Waterlog

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You love to swim, and want to swim more. OpenWaterLog is a site that helps you get more time in the open water. Know every time conditions are good, find good new places to swim close to home or far away, and connect with other open water swimmers.

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