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Hope Cove in South Devon is a fairly exposed beach break that only works when conditions are just right. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave angle is from the southwest. There is a right breaking reef. Best around mid tide. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Hope Cove 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 Hope Cove:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Thurlestone Reef	1 mi
Second closest break	Bantham	2 mi
Third closest break	Bigbury Bay	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Challaborough	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Salcombe	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Hope Cove:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	49 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	100 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	108 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	145 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	172 mi
Tide stations nearest to Hope Cove:
Closest tide station	Devonport, England	17 mi
Second closest tide station	Devonport, England	17 mi
Third closest tide station	Weymouth, England	67 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Weymouth, England	67 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ilfracombe, England	68 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Hope Cove:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	294 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	315 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	316 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	317 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	323 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Hope Cove:
Closest city location	Salcombe (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Kingsbridge (United Kingdom)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Yealmpton (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ivybridge (United Kingdom)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Wembury (United Kingdom)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Hope Cove is Plymouth Airport (PLH) in England, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Hope Cove is Exeter Airport (EXT), also in England, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 83 km (52 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 Hope Cove and is 127 km (79 miles) away.