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Bolt Head in South Devon is a fairly exposed point break that does not work very often. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the north. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the southwest. Best around mid tide. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall Bolt Head 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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Also see Bolt Head surf quality by season and Bolt Head surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bolt Head:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Salcombe	1 mi
Second closest break	Hope Cove	4 mi
Third closest break	Thurlestone Reef	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Bantham	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Bigbury Bay	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bolt Head:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	45 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	103 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	112 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	148 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	168 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bolt Head:
Closest tide station	Devonport, England	21 mi
Second closest tide station	Devonport, England	21 mi
Third closest tide station	Weymouth, England	65 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Weymouth, England	65 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ilfracombe, England	71 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Bolt Head:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	296 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	317 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	318 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	319 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	324 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Bolt Head:
Closest city location	Salcombe (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Kingsbridge (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Yealmpton (United Kingdom)	13 mi
Fourth closest city location	Dartmouth (United Kingdom)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ivybridge (United Kingdom)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bolt Head is Plymouth Airport (PLH) in England, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bolt Head is Exeter Airport (EXT), also in England, 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Third is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 90 km (56 miles) away.
• Yeovilton Airport (YEO) in U.k. is 121 km (75 miles) away.
• Guernsey Airport (GCI) in Guernsey Isld. is the fifth nearest airport to Bolt Head and is 121 km (75 miles) away.