Fistral Beach

Newquay, Cornwall · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

The beating heart of British surfing, with reliable Atlantic waves and a lively beach scene.

Sea temperature

~17°C in the warm season

Water

Blue-green Atlantic, often churning with swell

Sand

Wide golden sand backed by dunes

Swimming

Powerful surf beach with strong rips; lifeguarded in season

Surf

Excellent, Britain's premier surf beach with consistent Atlantic swell

Best time to visit

May to October, surf year-round

Setting

Dunes and headlands on the edge of buzzing Newquay

Beach type

Surf coast

Region

Europe

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