Overview

Carlyon Bay is a beach on the south coast of Cornwall, near St Austell. Southeast-facing beach with a mix of sand and pebbles. Pleasant natural setting in the bay.

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Spot forecast for Carlyon Bay

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:17

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:13 · 3.7 m Low tide 07:02 · 2.3 m High tide 12:52 · 3.9 m Low tide 20:02 · 2.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:39 · 3.7 m Low tide 08:26 · 2.1 m High tide 14:12 · 4 m Low tide 21:06 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:56 · 3.9 m Low tide 09:25 · 1.8 m High tide 15:20 · 4.3 m Low tide 21:57 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:56 · 4.3 m Low tide 10:14 · 1.4 m High tide 16:14 · 4.6 m Low tide 22:41 · 1.1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:44 · 4.7 m Low tide 10:58 · 1 m High tide 17:00 · 4.9 m Low tide 23:22 · 0.7 m

Carlyon Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

213h

in April · 20.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are April, March and October, at 20 rideable days and 13 °C. The low point is July, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is November, with 180 mm.

Monthly averages: Carlyon Bay

Monthly averages — Carlyon Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	134 h	8 °C	126 mm
February	16.5	163 h	10 °C	165 mm
March	19.5	199 h	11 °C	120 mm
April	20.5	213 h	13 °C	148 mm
May	15.0	138 h	17 °C	64 mm
June	11.5	89 h	18 °C	42 mm
July	10.5	82 h	20 °C	65 mm
August	16.0	161 h	20 °C	47 mm
September	13.5	122 h	17 °C	113 mm
October	18.5	152 h	15 °C	133 mm
November	16.5	133 h	12 °C	180 mm
December	15.5	122 h	10 °C	139 mm

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Technical details of Carlyon Bay spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, SSW, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Parking

Parking at Carlyon Bay. Beach access via a footpath.

Hazards

Rocks. Currents in the bay. Site under development — construction work possible. Beach partially closed depending on the season.

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