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Level 4/10

Fistral Beach

Newquay, Cornwall, UK (England)
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded👊Localism

Fistral Beach is the undisputed capital of English surfing--the beach that has hosted international competition for decades.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
29
Poor
2.4m
@18s
26km/h
Tue
31
46
Fair
2.2m
@16s
12km/h
Wed
1
37
Poor
1.6m
@12s
17km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.4m
W(277°)
Score: 24/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 15/25
Wind
26km/h
NW(320°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
11°C
0.0mm35%
Windswell Component
1.2mNW@4s
Secondary Swell
1.0mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 23 km/h NW|PM: 24 km/h NW
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 10am (-3.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:48 am
High tide - 1.67m
10:19 am
Low tide - -3.18m
4:12 pm
High tide - 1.91m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

29
Poor
Components
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size24/25
Swell Period15/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score59/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score29/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score29
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Direction range
240° - 300°
Size range
0.8m - 3m
Ideal size
2.3m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
100° - 170°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

9/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr-Aug

Getting There

Airport
NQY
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
verified

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