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4:09 pm 22 Nov 2011

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Perranuthnoe ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.8
Consistency of surf: 2.8
Difficulty level: 2.2
Wind and kite surfing: 2.0
Crowds: 2.2

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Perranuthnoe Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – Cornwall South)

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Name: Perranuthnoe
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: NE

Perranuthnoe in South Cornwall is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Perranuthnoe 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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Perranuthnoe Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Perranuthnoe:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Kennegy Cove 2 mi
Second closest break Marazion 2 mi
Third closest break Mounts Bay (Penzance) 2 mi
Fourth closest break Praa Sands 3 mi
Fifth closest break Newlyn Harbour Wall 4 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Perranuthnoe:

Closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 29 mi
Second closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 104 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 115 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 157 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 228 mi

Tide stations nearest to Perranuthnoe:

Closest tide station Newlyn, England 4 mi
Second closest tide station Newlyn, England 4 mi
Third closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 40 mi
Fourth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 40 mi
Fifth closest tide station Devonport, England 59 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Perranuthnoe:

Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 317 mi
Second closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 345 mi
Third closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 346 mi
Fourth closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 346 mi
Fifth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 352 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Perranuthnoe:

Closest city location Penzance (United Kingdom) 4 mi
Second closest city location Hayle (United Kingdom) 5 mi
Third closest city location Porthleven (United Kingdom) 6 mi
Fourth closest city location St Ives (United Kingdom) 7 mi
Fifth closest city location Camborne (United Kingdom) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Perranuthnoe is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 49 km (30 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Perranuthnoe is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 102 km (63 miles) away.
  • Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 160 km (99 miles) away.
  • Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 192 km (119 miles) away.
  • Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Perranuthnoe and is 200 km (124 miles) away.
Perranuthnoe break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Perranuthnoe, United-Kingdom - Cornwall South. Use the tab navigation above to view Perranuthnoe sea temperature, Perranuthnoe photographs, Perranuthnoe detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Perranuthnoe webcams, current wind from United-Kingdom - Cornwall South live weather stations and Perranuthnoe 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 Perranuthnoe.