Beach at Beer, Devon — Beer, the nearest town. Photo: Gaius Cornelius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Beer

Beer is a town in Devon, United Kingdom. From Beer you can reach 2 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Beer Point, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is EXT, 23 km away.

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Staying in Beer

32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: EXT, 23 km, CWL, 79 km, BRS, 80 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Beer.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Beer too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Beer Point0.3 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Beer Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	69kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, offshore	9°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	40kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	34, poor	3 ft7 smushy	96kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C

Sidmouth10.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Sidmouth, 1 km

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

3 ft92 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sidmouth, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	10°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	26kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	92kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Beer, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Dive near Beer

Chateau Yquem 25.3 km · stays here

Places to eat near Beer

Gina'sItalian · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Aug 2025
Steamers RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2026
The Smugglers KitchenBritish · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Aug 2026
The Terrace Arts CafeVegetarian · 1.7 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, May 2025
Frydays Traditional British Fish & ChipsFish and chips · 1.8 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Mar 2026
Le PisaniMediterranean · 1.8 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Oct 2024

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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