Overview

Pendower Beach is a sandy beach on the south coast of Cornwall, in Gerrans Bay. Sheltered south-facing beach in a quiet natural setting.

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Spot forecast for pendower beach

Sunrise 07:50 · Sunset 18:18

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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 2.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:09 · 3.7 m Low tide 06:53 · 2.2 m High tide 12:49 · 3.9 m Low tide 19:59 · 2.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:36 · 3.7 m Low tide 08:23 · 2.1 m High tide 14:09 · 4 m Low tide 21:04 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:52 · 3.9 m Low tide 09:23 · 1.8 m High tide 15:15 · 4.3 m Low tide 21:55 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:50 · 4.3 m Low tide 10:12 · 1.4 m High tide 16:08 · 4.6 m Low tide 22:38 · 1.1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:37 · 4.6 m Low tide 10:56 · 1 m High tide 16:53 · 4.9 m Low tide 23:19 · 0.7 m

pendower beach: 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

182h

in April · 19.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 17 rideable days a month on average, at 14 °C. It peaks in April, with 182 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is February, with 141 mm.

Monthly averages: pendower beach

Monthly averages — pendower beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.0	130 h	8 °C	112 mm
February	18.0	173 h	10 °C	141 mm
March	17.5	174 h	11 °C	114 mm
April	19.5	182 h	13 °C	132 mm
May	17.5	168 h	16 °C	46 mm
June	16.0	142 h	18 °C	37 mm
July	15.0	124 h	19 °C	60 mm
August	18.0	171 h	20 °C	46 mm
September	15.0	144 h	17 °C	95 mm
October	16.0	152 h	15 °C	108 mm
November	17.0	150 h	12 °C	139 mm
December	15.0	115 h	10 °C	119 mm

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Technical details of pendower beach spot

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking above the beach. Access via a path.

Hazards

Rocks at low tide. Isolated beach. Currents in the bay.

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