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The sea rages as it thrashes the coast at
Porthleven, Cornwall. Some of the largest waves in the world have
smashed into the West Country coast today. Photograph: Bernie
Pettersen/SWNS.com
Waves batter against Portmellon in Cornwall. Photograph: Nick Ousby/SWNS
A man watches as waves crash against the
seafront and the railway line that has been closed due to storm damage
at Dawlish. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
People look on as waves break over the harbour wall at Porthcawl in Wales. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
Waves crash against the seafront and the
railway line that has been closed due to storm damage at Dawlish.
Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Beach huts are damaged by the storm waves at Dawlish. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Engineers and members of the emergency
services survey the sunken section of the mainline railway track near
Dawlish, Devon. Photograph: Neil Munns/EPA
Waves thrash the coast by a section of the
Dawlish sea wall in Devon which has been destroyed by gale force winds
high seas. Photograph: James Millar/SWNS
Brighton's old West Pier is in danger of
total collapse as storms batter the south coast. Photograph: Julia
Claxton/Barcroft Media
People take photographs as waves crash against the seafront at Dawlish. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Source: theguardian.com Largest waves in the world are to hit Cornwall on Wednesday  Yet again the largest waves in the world will hit the Cornish coast on Wednesday. Forecast website Magicseaweed has predicted the waves to be up to 40 feet and are once again going to cause coastal storm surges and damage. According to predictions the waves will out do the usual BIG wave spots such as Fiji, Hawaii and Australia and be the largest waves in the entire world!  Newlyn green
The storms over the weekend have eaten under Newlyn Green causing a dangerous overhang.  Mawgan Porth beach on the road. The storm surge at Mawgan Porth was so strong it moved half tonne boulders onto the road..  Watering hole on the edge of doom The Watering hole pub on the beach at Perranporth is perched up on a cliff of sand having narrowly missed this round of winter storms.  Wreck of a French trawler Six French fishermen off the coast of Cornwall also managed a lucky escape after their boat was hit by a giant wave.  Massive waves at Sennen cove on Cornwall’s far West tip, some of the world’s biggest! Source: holidaysincornwall.com Related articles: In Pictures: Tidal waves crush northern Spain Biggest swell of the stormiest Atlantic winter for years is about to hit – What is going on? |