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Unknown surfers, Llangennith

4:36 pm 1 Feb 2012

Fistral going off, Fistral-North

12:00 am 1 Mar 2009


Beacon Cove ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Beacon Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – Cornwall North)

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Name: Beacon Cove
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: ESE

Beacon Cove in North Cornwall is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Beacon Cove Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Beacon Cove:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Mawgan Porth 1 mi
Second closest break Watergate Bay 1 mi
Third closest break Bedruthan Steps 2 mi
Fourth closest break Whipsiderry 2 mi
Fifth closest break Porth Beach 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Beacon Cove:

Closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 53 mi
Second closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 78 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 103 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 129 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M2 Lambay Buoy 208 mi

Tide stations nearest to Beacon Cove:

Closest tide station Newlyn, England 34 mi
Second closest tide station Newlyn, England 34 mi
Third closest tide station Devonport, England 39 mi
Fourth closest tide station Devonport, England 39 mi
Fifth closest tide station Ilfracombe, England 66 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Beacon Cove:

Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 288 mi
Second closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 316 mi
Third closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 316 mi
Fourth closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 316 mi
Fifth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 323 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Beacon Cove:

Closest city location Newquay (United Kingdom) 4 mi
Second closest city location Saint Columb Major (United Kingdom) 6 mi
Third closest city location Padstow (United Kingdom) 7 mi
Fourth closest city location Perranporth (United Kingdom) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Polzeath (United Kingdom) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Beacon Cove is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Beacon Cove is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 67 km (42 miles) away.
  • Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 119 km (74 miles) away.
  • Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 144 km (89 miles) away.
  • Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Beacon Cove and is 158 km (98 miles) away.
Beacon Cove break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Beacon Cove, United-Kingdom - Cornwall North. Use the tab navigation above to view Beacon Cove sea temperature, Beacon Cove photographs, Beacon Cove detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Beacon Cove webcams, current wind from United-Kingdom - Cornwall North live weather stations and Beacon Cove tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Beacon Cove.