Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Cornwall, UK)

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Crantock Surf Guide

Crantock in North Cornwall is a sheltered river break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southeast with some shelter here from north northeast winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Waves at the river are both lefts and rights. Best around low tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Crantock Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	4	fairly consistent	12.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Crantock:

The best conditions reported for surf at Crantock occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Crantock 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 14% of the time in February while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 38% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

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

blown out

48%

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

too small

38%

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

Explore Crantock Location Map

Interactive Crantock 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 Crantock is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Crantock is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 72 km (45 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Crantock Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 09:22 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	W	SW	W	W
Period (s)	6	8	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

Tides at Crantock

Current tide and informaton

For Newquay, 2 km from Crantock.

Next High Water: 09:34pm | 5.21m

Next Low Water: 03:25pm | 1.67m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Crantock Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.4 °C) at Crantock 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.