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Hayle in North Cornwall is a sheltered river break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the south. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. Waves at the river break both left and right. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Hayle 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 Hayle:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Carbis Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Hawkes Point	2 mi
Third closest break	St Ives Harbour Wall	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Gwithian	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Porthmeor	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Hayle:
Closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	30 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	99 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	115 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	152 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	227 mi
Tide stations nearest to Hayle:
Closest tide station	Newlyn, England	7 mi
Second closest tide station	Newlyn, England	7 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	44 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	44 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Devonport, England	57 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Hayle:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	311 mi
Second closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	340 mi
Third closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	340 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	340 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	346 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Hayle:
Closest city location	Hayle (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	St Ives (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Camborne (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Penzance (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Porthleven (United Kingdom)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Hayle is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Hayle is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 156 km (97 miles) away.
• Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 184 km (114 miles) away.
• Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Hayle and is 199 km (124 miles) away.