Maenporth Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Maenporth in South Cornwall is a sheltered beach break that only works once in a while. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southwest.. It's often crowded here.

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Overall Maenporth 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 Maenporth surf quality by season and Maenporth surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Maenporth:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Falmouth - Swanpool	0 mi
Second closest break	Gyllyngvase Beach	1 mi
Third closest break	Pendower Beach	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Kennack Sands	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Church Cove	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Maenporth:
Closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	46 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	98 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	101 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	152 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	226 mi
Tide stations nearest to Maenporth:
Closest tide station	Newlyn, England	21 mi
Second closest tide station	Newlyn, England	21 mi
Third closest tide station	Devonport, England	42 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Devonport, England	42 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	57 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Maenporth:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	311 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	337 mi
Third closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	337 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	338 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	344 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Maenporth:
Closest city location	Falmouth (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Penryn (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Portscatho (United Kingdom)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Truro (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Mullion (United Kingdom)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Maenporth is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Maenporth is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 76 km (47 miles) away.
• Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 135 km (84 miles) away.
• Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 178 km (111 miles) away.
• Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Maenporth and is 185 km (115 miles) away.