Cornwall Windsurfing beaches
The beach guide has 17 windsurfing beaches listed in Cornwall. Check here for all windsurfing beaches in the UK
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1. Gwithian Beach
Gwithian is a very long and exposed sandy beach that joins up with Hayle Towans and Godrevy at low tide. Very popular with surfers of all abilities, although there can be serious rip currents. A car park and cafes above the beach.
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2. Marazion Beach
A sand and pebble beach opposite the iconic St Michael's Mount, which can be reached via a causeway at low tide.
Safe and sheltered, with plenty of shops and cafes in the village. There is a good children's playground adjacent…
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3. Watergate Bay
Watergate Bay is a large open sandy beach located about 3 miles from Newquay. This beach absolutely radiates space but it still tends to get reasonably busy around the main car park in front of the Watergate Hotel.
Being north-westerly…
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4. Fistral Beach (Newquay)
Half a mile west of Newquay, Fistral Beach is considered to be the UK's leading surfing beach. Commonly split into two halves, North Fistral and…
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5. Gyllyngvase Beach
Gyllyngvase Beach is a sheltered sandy beach on the outskirts of Falmouth. The most popular beach in the area, Gyllyngvase has plenty of facilities and good disabled access. A range of activities are on offer.
6. Poldhu Cove
A small west-facing beach on the Lizard peninsula. The first trans-Atlantic radio signal ever sent was from Poldhu, now in the hands of the National Trust and part of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and an SSSI. An easy walk on the…
7. Crantock Beach
Crantock beach is part of extensive sands between the headlands of Pentire and West Pentire, near Newquay. A large, sandy beach with dunes, rock…
8. Penzance Beach
There are a couple of areas that could be described as beaches between Penzance harbour and the end of the Promenade at Wherrytown.
At lower tides there is a small band of sand and shingle running along the front of the Promenade.…
9. Rock Beach
Rock is a long, sandy beach on the east side of the Camel estuary, opposite Padstow. At low tide the sand stretches all the way from Porthilly cove north to Daymer Bay. There is a passenger ferry connecting Rock and Padstow.
10. Loe Beach (Feock)
The small stretch of shingle at Loe Beach is located in the village of Feock between Truro and Falmouth. The beach here is privately owned but open to the public and a good range of facilities are available. The beach sits at the head…
11. Sandymouth Beach (Bude)
A 1.5 mile long beach made up of rock and pebbles with a vast expanse of sand in front.
The beach has rock-pools and is backed by high cliffs. It is reached…
12. Daymer Bay
This wide sandy beach sits near the mouth of the Camel estuary opposite Padstow. It is backed by sand dunes and a golf course. Daymer Bay sits…
13. Pendower Beach
Pendower Beach is situated within a bay on the Roseland Peninsula south of Truro. It is a fairly remote and rural spot but all the same quite popular due…
14. Downderry Beach
Downderry is a sheltered sand and shingle beach with rock pools at low tide. The eastern end is harder to access and popular with nudists. There is a pub right on the beach and plenty of parking in the village.
15. Eastern Green Beach
Eastern Green is the closest beach to Penzance, accessed via a concrete footpath from the bus station. The sheltered sand and shingle beach follows the curve of Mount's Bay to Long Rock. Clean water and safe swimming make it popular with…
16. Pendower - Carne Beach
Pendower is a popular family beach on the Roseland peninsula. It joins up with neighbouring Carne at low tide to form a one and a half mile stretch of sand, with excellent views over Gerrans Bay. There is easy access from a car park where…
17. Pentewan Sands Beach
The sandy beach at Pentewan Sands stretches for over half a mile. Whilst it is open to the public it is in fact owned by the holiday park behind…
