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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: |
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Beach | 2.1 |
Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 15.8°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.
Surf Forecasts:
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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 Winterand 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 mostsurfers 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:
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Credit: Andrew Forrest
St Agnes Sea Temperature
The water temperature (15.8 °C) at St Agnes is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.Current Temp*: 15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellitewater-tempView Sea Temp MapSwell History at St Agnes
Surf stats for St Agnes, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Average Swell
Wind History at St Agnes
Wind stats for St Agnes, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Average Wind
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near St Agnes. Click below to view there surf guides.
Chapel Porth
- Beach
- 4.6
Reliability: very consistent
1km away
Porthtowan
- Beach
- 2.5
Reliability: fairly consistent
5km away
Droskyn Point
- Point
- 4.4
Reliability: fairly consistent
6km away
Perranporth
- Beach
- 3.6
Reliability: fairly consistent
6km away
Perran Sands
- Reef
- 2.7
Reliability: fairly consistent
8km away
Wave Buoys Nearest To St Agnes:
- Closest Wave BuoyPerranporth Waverider6 km
- Second closest Wave BuoyPorthleven Waverider30 km
- Third closest Wave BuoyPenzance Waverider31 km
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyLooe Bay Waverider59 km
- Fifth closest Wave BuoySevenstones Buoy66 km