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Loe Bar

Cornwall · United Kingdom

IntermediateBeach break50.070, -5.296

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An open NE-facing sand beach on the Celtic Sea near Cornwall, Loe Bar works on N–E groundswell; S–W winds offshore, with conditions most reliable april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~15.8°C (60.4°F) on average

Jan

10.6°C

51.1°F · 9.2–11.7°C

Feb

9.9°C

49.8°F · 9.1–10.7°C

Mar

9.7°C

49.5°F · 8.6–10.4°C

Apr

10.4°C

50.7°F · 9.3–12.2°C

May

12°C

53.6°F · 10.3–14.3°C

Jun

14.4°C

57.9°F · 12.4–16.6°C

Jul

16.2°C

61.2°F · 13.6–19.4°C

Aug

16.5°C

61.7°F · 15.5–18.2°C

Sep

15.8°C

60.4°F · 14.3–17.9°C

Oct

14.7°C

58.5°F · 13–16°C

Nov

13.1°C

55.6°F · 10.8–14.7°C

Dec

11.6°C

52.9°F · 10.3–12.8°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

N–E

Best wind

S–W

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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