Overview

Sandy Acres is a spot on the north coast of Cornwall, in the Hayle/St Ives area. North-facing sandy beach overlooking St Ives Bay. Surf and kitesurf conditions with north and northwest winds.

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Spot forecast for Sandy Acres

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 18:20

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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 5.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:18 · 4.5 m Low tide 06:30 · 2.7 m High tide 13:01 · 4.8 m Low tide 19:23 · 2.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:46 · 4.7 m Low tide 07:52 · 2.5 m High tide 14:16 · 5.1 m Low tide 20:37 · 2.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:50 · 5.1 m Low tide 08:58 · 2.2 m High tide 15:11 · 5.5 m Low tide 21:31 · 1.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:37 · 5.5 m Low tide 09:48 · 1.7 m High tide 15:54 · 5.9 m Low tide 22:14 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:17 · 6 m Low tide 10:31 · 1.3 m High tide 16:34 · 6.4 m Low tide 22:54 · 1 m

Sandy Acres: 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

339h

in July · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 339 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is April, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is November, with 163 mm.

Monthly averages: Sandy Acres

Monthly averages — Sandy Acres — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	133 h	9 °C	110 mm
February	17.0	165 h	11 °C	130 mm
March	15.5	158 h	11 °C	104 mm
April	14.5	156 h	13 °C	140 mm
May	23.0	265 h	16 °C	43 mm
June	25.5	352 h	17 °C	27 mm
July	26.5	339 h	19 °C	45 mm
August	22.5	253 h	20 °C	30 mm
September	22.5	225 h	17 °C	108 mm
October	17.0	157 h	15 °C	112 mm
November	16.5	141 h	12 °C	163 mm
December	18.0	140 h	10 °C	132 mm

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Technical details of Sandy Acres spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking nearby. Access via the coastal paths from Hayle or Carbis Bay.

Hazards

Rip currents. Atlantic swell. Rocks in places. Many surfers in season.

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