Falmouth Beaches are ideal for beginners to intermediates. The main beaches are Gyllngvase and Swanpool plus south of these is Meanporth beach. Head here when strong south-westerlies and double-overhead waves are battering the north coast.

When there’s a wave here, they’ll be an instant crowd of surfers from the college, town and anyone passing! More often than not, you’ll be surfing in onshore winds but on a rare occasion, you might strike gold with clean waves. On bigger days, try Gyllyngvase Reef. All beaches are best from mid to low tide. High tide wave are mainly shore dump.

Falmouth is only 25 minutes drive to the North Coast beaches and the South Coast breaks, which makes it a good base for a surf holiday. There are also lots of options for non-surfing fun and some demon deals to be had on hotels and surf hostels, especially towards the off-season. Cornwall offers miles and miles of beaches to choose from.

Surf Information

Break type: Sand/gravel and reef
Offshore wind direction: North easterly
Swell direction: Southerly
Wave direction: Lefts and rights
Ability: All
Water quality: Good, EU blue flag award
Lifeguard service: From 19 May to 30 September
National Trust: No

Hazards

Rocks.
Crowds.
Being caught up in the seaweed.

Facilities

Parking.
Toilets.
Café.
Pubs.
Falmouth town.