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chilling in the surf, Wembury

10:26 am 10 Dec 2009

good day, Portreath Beach

4:49 pm 5 Oct 2010

Pendower Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Pendower Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – Cornwall South)

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Name: Pendower Beach
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: NNW

Pendower Beach in South Cornwall is a sheltered beach break that does not work very often. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the north northwest with some shelter here from east winds. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave direction is from the south southwest.. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Pendower Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pendower Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Caerhays 5 mi
Second closest break Gyllyngvase Beach 7 mi
Third closest break Falmouth - Swanpool 7 mi
Fourth closest break Maenporth 7 mi
Fifth closest break Pentewan 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Pendower Beach:

Closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 52 mi
Second closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 93 mi
Third closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 97 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 146 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 219 mi

Tide stations nearest to Pendower Beach:

Closest tide station Newlyn, England 27 mi
Second closest tide station Newlyn, England 27 mi
Third closest tide station Devonport, England 35 mi
Fourth closest tide station Devonport, England 35 mi
Fifth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 64 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Pendower Beach:

Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 305 mi
Second closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 331 mi
Third closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 331 mi
Fourth closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 332 mi
Fifth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 338 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Pendower Beach:

Closest city location Portscatho (United Kingdom) 2 mi
Second closest city location Probus (United Kingdom) 6 mi
Third closest city location Truro (United Kingdom) 7 mi
Fourth closest city location Falmouth (United Kingdom) 8 mi
Fifth closest city location Penryn (United Kingdom) 8 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Pendower Beach is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Pendower Beach is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 64 km (40 miles) away.
  • Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 123 km (76 miles) away.
  • Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 167 km (104 miles) away.
  • Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Pendower Beach and is 174 km (108 miles) away.
Pendower Beach break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Pendower Beach, United-Kingdom - Cornwall South. Use the tab navigation above to view Pendower Beach sea temperature, Pendower Beach photographs, Pendower Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Pendower Beach webcams, current wind from United-Kingdom - Cornwall South live weather stations and Pendower Beach 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 Pendower Beach.