Mounts Bay (Penzance) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South Cornwall, UK)
Mounts Bay (Penzance) Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell SSW | Wind N
Sea Temperature Today is: 14.6 °C
| Tue | Wednesday 16 | |||
| 10PM | 1AM | 4AM | 7AM | |
| Wave (m) |
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 WSW |
WSW |
| Period (s) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | on | cross | cross- off |
cross- off |
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Penzance in South Cornwall is a fairly exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the south southwest.. Best around mid tide. Watch out for rocks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Newlyn, England, 3 km from Mounts Bay (Penzance).
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Mounts Bay (Penzance) Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Penzance Waverider, 3 km from Mounts Bay (Penzance).
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Current weather near Mounts Bay (Penzance)
Buoy Data:
At Penzance Waverider, 2 miles from Mounts Bay (Penzance).
| 5PM | 6PM | 7PM | 8PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
Overall Mounts Bay (Penzance) Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Mounts Bay (Penzance): see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Cornwall (South) surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Mounts Bay (Penzance)
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Mounts Bay (Penzance):
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
- Fourth closest break4 mi
- Fifth closest break6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Mounts Bay (Penzance):
- Closest wave buoy2 mi
- Second closest wave buoy11 mi
- Third closest wave buoy22 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy26 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy39 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Mounts Bay (Penzance):
- Closest ski area296 mi
- Second closest ski area324 mi
- Third closest ski area345 mi
- Fourth closest ski area346 mi
- Fifth closest ski area346 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Mounts Bay (Penzance):
- Closest city location62 mi
- Second closest city location89 mi
- Third closest city location89 mi
- Fourth closest city location91 mi
- Fifth closest city location92 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Mounts Bay (Penzance) is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 51 km (32 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Mounts Bay (Penzance) is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 105 km (65 miles) away.
- Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 163 km (101 miles) away.
- Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 193 km (120 miles) away.
- Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Mounts Bay (Penzance) and is 203 km (126 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Mounts Bay (Penzance), Cornwall (South). Use the tab navigation above to view Mounts Bay (Penzance) sea temperature, Mounts Bay (Penzance) photographs, Mounts Bay (Penzance) detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Mounts Bay (Penzance) webcams, current wind from Cornwall (South) live weather stations and Mounts Bay (Penzance) 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 Mounts Bay (Penzance).
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