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Surf Break: Bedruthan Steps

Bedruthan Steps in North Cornwall is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall Bedruthan Steps Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bedruthan Steps:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mawgan Porth	1 mi
Second closest break	Beacon Cove	2 mi
Third closest break	Treyarnon	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Watergate Bay	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Boobies	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bedruthan Steps:
Closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	54 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	77 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	103 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	127 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	207 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bedruthan Steps:
Closest tide station	Newlyn, England	35 mi
Second closest tide station	Newlyn, England	35 mi
Third closest tide station	Devonport, England	39 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Devonport, England	39 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ilfracombe, England	64 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Bedruthan Steps:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	287 mi
Second closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	314 mi
Third closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	314 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	314 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	321 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Bedruthan Steps:
Closest city location	Newquay (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Padstow (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Saint Columb Major (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Polzeath (United Kingdom)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Wadebridge (United Kingdom)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bedruthan Steps is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bedruthan Steps is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 118 km (73 miles) away.
• Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 142 km (88 miles) away.
• Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Bedruthan Steps and is 156 km (97 miles) away.