Hi Tom. I live just under a mile from the Lune estuary on the coast of Morecambe Bay and yes - I know what you mean! It's not just the strong winds but the salt-laden air that causes many growing problems. After a gale, my windows are covered in salt. We planted hawthorn hedges as a wind-barrier as they grow around here and can withstand the wind but needed green wind-netting to establish them. They grow quickly (hence the name Quickthorn) and need regular trimming back in the early years so they can initially produce a dense hedge, then a twice-a-year trim; even so it still isn't easy as it also depends on the changing wind directions - our prevailing wind is SW too. The veg I can grow, part from the usual low-growing ones, are a lower-growing variety of sugar-snap peas supported by the square (NOT diamond) green bean netting which is tied onto hedging stakes along the length of the row. I grow sweet corn in my greenhouse underplanted with dwarf French beans, although a single climbing French bean has done exceptionally well in there too. I also grow sweet corn outside but the winds sometimes prevent full pollination. I have also grown a lower-growing sprout which also has a hedging stake firmly inserted next to it on planting, then I keep tying the stem to the stake as it grows. I have a wooden frame for my raspberries where I use wires as a support and tie the canes to it so they don't rock in the wind. My blackcurrant and redcurrant bushes are close to one of my hedges so are slightly protected and do fine. It is important that any wind barrier is not a solid one but one that lets some wind through or it will either blow down or you will get down-spirals of wind on the leeward side that will harm your plants even more. I invested in an expensive greenhouse from Robinsons which has proved invaluable and, plus my shed, help to protect some areas. Depending on your circumstances, I would invest in some green windbreak netting supported by fence posts to surround your growing area, then anything tall-ish needs proper staking and support; also choose a lower-growing variety of veg.