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1:19 pm 5 Jan 2011

White Water - Watergate Bay, Cornwall

4:24 pm 5 Sep 2004

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

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Tolcarne Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – Cornwall North)

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Name: Tolcarne
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: SSE

Tolcarne in North Cornwall is a quite exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely

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Overall Tolcarne Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tolcarne:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Lusty Glaze 1 mi
Second closest break Newquay Town Beach 1 mi
Third closest break Porth Beach 1 mi
Fourth closest break Towan 1 mi
Fifth closest break Fistral-North 1 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Tolcarne:

Closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 50 mi
Second closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 81 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 103 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 132 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M2 Lambay Buoy 211 mi

Tide stations nearest to Tolcarne:

Closest tide station Newlyn, England 30 mi
Second closest tide station Newlyn, England 30 mi
Third closest tide station Devonport, England 40 mi
Fourth closest tide station Devonport, England 40 mi
Fifth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 65 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Tolcarne:

Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 291 mi
Second closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 319 mi
Third closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 319 mi
Fourth closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 319 mi
Fifth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 326 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Tolcarne:

Closest city location Newquay (United Kingdom) 1 mi
Second closest city location Perranporth (United Kingdom) 6 mi
Third closest city location Saint Columb Major (United Kingdom) 6 mi
Fourth closest city location Saint Agnes (United Kingdom) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Saint Dennis (United Kingdom) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Tolcarne is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Tolcarne is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 69 km (43 miles) away.
  • Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 123 km (76 miles) away.
  • Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 149 km (93 miles) away.
  • Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Tolcarne and is 163 km (101 miles) away.
Tolcarne break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Tolcarne, United-Kingdom - Cornwall North. Use the tab navigation above to view Tolcarne sea temperature, Tolcarne photographs, Tolcarne detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Tolcarne webcams, current wind from United-Kingdom - Cornwall North live weather stations and Tolcarne 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 Tolcarne.