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Cornwall – Perran Sands
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One of Cornwall's longest golden beaches, on the Atlantic north coast near Newquay, with hollow, powerful beach-break waves from about 3 ft to over 6 ft and some flat water around low tide. Frontal winds from south-south-west round to north work, best in a big swell with a south-westerly. Kiting is banned at the Perranporth town end; check the signs or ask the RNLI lifeguards.
Source: se.kiteforum.com · checked 2026-09-25
Climate
Monthly averages in °C, 2016–2025: air as the daily high and low, water as the sea surface. The spot's best months are highlighted.
| Series | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air max. | 10° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 11° |
| Air min. | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Water | 11° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 12° |
- Air: ERA5 / ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service) via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026
- Water: NOAA OISST v2.1, provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Public domain). Sea surface temperature of the nearest 25 km grid cell with open water, 2 km from the spot