What is the surf like at Crantock today?

This afternoon at Crantock: 1.4ft swell, Cloud, 12°, 3kt WNW, gusts 6. Swell, wind and tide sit on this page so you can decide before you drive.

What is the Crantock surf forecast for the week?

Crantock this week: Poor now. Best looking Thu 12: ok, 3.0ft.

How is the Crantock surf report scored?

Open-Meteo supplies swell, wind and weather on an hourly cron. WorldTides supplies the high and low clocks. We then score Crantock for wrap, wind and the usual tide window. The number at the top is this hour. Later week cards are the best hour of that day. Height is the swell that makes the beach, not the raw model.

Crantock

Updated Fri 6 Nov 14:20

Quality

PoorToo small

Swell

1.4ft

Tide

15:0421:33

Weather

12°3kt WNW, gusts 6

6-day surf report

Updated Fri 6 Nov 14:20

Next beach: Fistral

Now · Fri 6

PoorToo small

1.4ft

5-12°3kt WNW, gusts 6

02:46 · 15:0409:09 · 21:33

Sat 7

PoorToo small

1.5ft

6-13°5kt SSW, gusts 7

03:27 · 15:4509:51 · 22:12

Sun 8

PoorToo small

1.1ft

6-13°5kt SSE, gusts 7

04:05 · 16:2110:28 · 22:47

Mon 9

PoorToo small

1.1ft

11-13°16kt ESE, gusts 27

04:39 · 16:5611:03 · 23:21

Tue 10

MehToo small

2.0ft

10s

12-16°16kt ESE, gusts 27

05:13 · 17:2911:37 · 23:53

Wed 11

Meh

3.2ft

13-15°7kt SSE, gusts 12

05:46 · 18:0312:10

The beach

Crantock

Crantock sits on the Newquay run. Swell, wind and tide for this beach and the neighbours, so you can pick a peak before you leave the car park. Today is Cloud, 12°, 3kt WNW, gusts 6.

River-mouth beach break with shifting peaks and a bit more shelter than Fistral in a north wind.

Best on a pushing mid tide. The river can create a useful rip. Use it, don’t fight it.

Faces W. Best swell WSW-NW. Level: all. Crowd: average.

On the sand

Before you paddle out at Crantock

Parking

National Trust Crantock Beach (TR8 5RN). Non-members £2.50 up to 1 hour, £5 up to 4 hours, £9 all day; NT members and Blue Badge free. Height barrier 2.1 m; open 9am-5pm Easter-October; closed overnight. The Trust says it can get extremely busy at peak times, if it is full, use an alternative private park.

Hire & lessons

Big Green Surf School (Big Green Adventures) is the National Trust’s exclusive school on Crantock, family-friendly groups from age 8.

Big Green Adventures

Vibe

Family coaching beach with more room than Fistral. The RNLI notes the most popular area is next to the river. Beginners to advanced with Big Green; not a contest-beach claim.

Access & hazards

Met Office Crantock (Beach): high risk of rips. RNLI: River Gannel estuary, cliffs and rocks both sides, dunes behind. Rips around river mouths are a known RNLI hazard. 2026 patrols include Easter and daily 2 May-27 September, 10am-6pm.

Sources National Trust Crantock · Big Green Adventures · RNLI Crantock · Met Office Crantock

Nearby