Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Whitsand Bay
Cornwall, UK
Whitsand Bay is a surf break in Cornwall, UK, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Whitsand Bay is Mar & Nov, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Mar & Nov.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:MarNov
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 3.9ft average swell at 6.6 s from the SSW.
Feb: 3.6ft average swell at 6.2 s from the SSW.
Mar: 4.4ft average swell at 7.2 s from the SSW.
Apr: 3.2ft average swell at 6.1 s from the SSW.
May: 2.1ft average swell at 5.8 s from the SSW.
Jun: 2.1ft average swell at 5.5 s from the SSW.
Jul: 2.2ft average swell at 5.2 s from the SSW.
Aug: 2.2ft average swell at 5.3 s from the SSW.
Sep: 2.6ft average swell at 5.7 s from the SSW.
Oct: 4.0ft average swell at 6.3 s from the SSW.
Nov: 4.6ft average swell at 6.8 s from the SSW.
Dec: 4.4ft average swell at 6.9 s from the SSW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 50.5°, -4.5°.
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