Beacon Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Cornwall, UK)

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Beacon Cove Surf Guide

Beacon Cove in North Cornwall is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

Beacon Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	12.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Beacon Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Beacon Cove occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Beacon Cove (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Beacon Cove with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 17% of the time in February while 65% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 18% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

17%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

65%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

18%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Beacon Cove Location Map

Interactive Beacon Cove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Beacon Cove is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Beacon Cove is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 67 km (42 miles) away.

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Beacon Cove Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 20:33 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Period (s)	7	7	7	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	cross- off	cross

What does Beacon Cove look like?

Latest photos from Beacon Cove. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Lucy

Tides at Beacon Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Newquay, 6 km from Beacon Cove.

Next High Water: 08:53pm | 5.51m

Next Low Water: 03:11am | 1.49m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Beacon Cove Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.3 °C) at Beacon Cove is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 9.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (9.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.