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Ideal conditions for surfing at Mawgan Porth, Cornwall

10:43 am 1 Aug 2011

Early morning Praa, Praa Sands

6:40 am 27 Aug 2010

Marazion ratings
Quality on a good day: 5.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0

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Marazion Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – Cornwall South)

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Name: Marazion
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: NE

Marazion in South Cornwall is a fairly exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Marazion 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 Marazion:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Mounts Bay (Penzance) 1 mi
Second closest break Perranuthnoe 2 mi
Third closest break Newlyn Harbour Wall 3 mi
Fourth closest break Kennegy Cove 4 mi
Fifth closest break Carbis Bay 5 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Marazion:

Closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 27 mi
Second closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 103 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 116 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 157 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 227 mi

Tide stations nearest to Marazion:

Closest tide station Newlyn, England 2 mi
Second closest tide station Newlyn, England 3 mi
Third closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 39 mi
Fourth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 39 mi
Fifth closest tide station Devonport, England 60 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Marazion:

Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 317 mi
Second closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 345 mi
Third closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 345 mi
Fourth closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 345 mi
Fifth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 351 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Marazion:

Closest city location Penzance (United Kingdom) 2 mi
Second closest city location Hayle (United Kingdom) 5 mi
Third closest city location St Ives (United Kingdom) 6 mi
Fourth closest city location Porthleven (United Kingdom) 8 mi
Fifth closest city location Saint Just (United Kingdom) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Marazion is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Marazion is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 104 km (65 miles) away.
  • Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 162 km (101 miles) away.
  • Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 193 km (120 miles) away.
  • Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Marazion and is 202 km (125 miles) away.
Marazion break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Marazion, United-Kingdom - Cornwall South. Use the tab navigation above to view Marazion sea temperature, Marazion photographs, Marazion detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Marazion webcams, current wind from United-Kingdom - Cornwall South live weather stations and Marazion tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Marazion.