Watergate Bay surf forecast

Newquay · Cornwall · United Kingdom

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Two-mile Newquay beach with consistent beach break peaks and a strong school presence. Handles bigger swell than most Cornish beaches.

Break

beach break, lefts and rights; faces WNW

Level

intermediate

Best swell

WNW, W

Best wind

SE, ESE (offshore)

Best tide

all tides

Season

Year-round

Typical size

1-3 m

Crowd

high

Hazards

Rips; Crowds

Nearby spots

• Fistral Beach, Newquay
• Perranporth, Perranporth
• Polzeath, Polzeath
• Gwithian, Hayle
• Porthleven, Porthleven
• Widemouth Bay, Bude

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