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· updated 10 hours agoWNW swell at 13 seconds peaks Thursday dawn at 2-3m under moderate southwest wind, dropping to 1-2m by evening. Friday holds 1-2m at 10-12 seconds with strong SSW wind easing to moderate, wind sea heavy. Saturday sees 1-1.5m at 9-10 seconds under moderate SSW wind fading to glassy WSW by evening. Sunday eases to under 1m at 8-9 seconds with light SW wind shifting to WSW. Monday and Tuesday remain flat to 0.6m at 7-10 seconds with light WSW to W wind. Wednesday builds from 0.6m to 1.4m at 5-10 seconds under light WSW wind strengthening to strong NNE, wind sea heavy. Thursday drops to under 1m at 4-8 seconds with strong NNE wind fading to light W by evening
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About Cornwall
Cornwall is the south-west tip of England, a granite peninsula that sticks into the Atlantic and the cradle of UK surfing. The north coast is the surf coast. Newquay is the headline town. Fistral is the headline beach, the open sand bowl that hosts Boardmasters every August. Watergate Bay, just north, is the long open beach for size. Sennen Cove, an hour west near Land’s End, is the far-west backup. The Cribbar, the reef off Towan Head, is the local big-wave call.
The west to south-west Atlantic swell runs year-round, but the season is September through February when North Atlantic storms line up. Working size is 0.5 to 3 m at 9 s or longer. South-east is offshore. West and north-west wind breaks it down. The Cribbar wakes up on the biggest days of the year, a handful of locals on it when it does. Summer is small wind swell, beginner season.
Water runs 9 to 10 °C at the March low and 15 to 18 °C by August. A 5/4 with boots and gloves covers winter, a 4/3 the shoulder, a 3/2 summer. Crowds at Fistral pack out on a sunny weekend; Boardmasters week in August is the lineup at its worst. February is the peak: solid swell, water still bearable, holidaymakers gone. When Newquay is at festival capacity, drive west to Sennen or hit the dawn at Watergate.