Crantock - surfing

The cliffs at the southern end of the beach provide shelter from SW winds and there is often a good left-hander to be found here. At the northern end of the beach is the River Gannel which can form a quality right hand sandbank.


Crantock is generally best at mid/low tide. It requires a fair sized swell to get going and is dead offshore in a south easterly

Surf report

Current surf conditions for Crantock (19th May)
Wave height * 2ft / 0.7m
Swell period 9s
Swell direction  °
Wind  ° 10mph / 16km/h
* Wave size is face height of set waves.

Type of beach

Sandy

Lifeguard service

RNLI lifeguards daily from 19 May - 30 September

Parking

There is a beach car park in the town or use the Bowjie Inn car park. Alternatively, park up on Pentire Headland

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