St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Cornwall, UK)

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St Agnes Surf Guide

St Agnes in North Cornwall is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southwest with some shelter here from southwest winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach breaks favour rights. Best around mid tide. It's often crowded here. Take care to avoid the rocks.

St Agnes Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	12.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing St Agnes:

The best conditions reported for surf at St Agnes occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing St Agnes 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 29% of the time in February while 53% 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

29%

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

blown out

53%

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 St Agnes Location Map

Interactive St Agnes 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 St Agnes is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to St Agnes is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 81 km (50 miles) away.

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St Agnes Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 01:06 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	7	7	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass

What does St Agnes look like?

Latest photos from St Agnes. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Andrew Forrest

Tides at St Agnes

Current tide and informaton

For Chapel Porth, 1 km from St Agnes.

Next High Water: 09:08am | 5.02m

Next Low Water: 03:07am | 1.44m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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St Agnes Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.4 °C) at St Agnes is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C).

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