Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth — Gyllyngvase. Photo: Konrad Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Falmouth

Falmouth is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom. From Falmouth you can reach 6 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Gyllyngvase, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 93 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NQY, 32 km away.

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Staying in Falmouth

93 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NQY, 32 km, EXT, 134 km, CWL, 184 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Falmouth 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

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Portreath19.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Portreath

3 ft269 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

8 ft1308 kJ

8 ft780 kJ

5 ft693 kJ

7 ft599 kJ

9 ft1019 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Portreath, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	3 ft12 shollow	269kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft10 shollow	370kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	8 ft11 smushy	1,308kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	8 ft8 scrumbling	780kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	5 ft12 smushy	693kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	7 ft8 scrumbling	599kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	9 ft8 scrumbling	1,019kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C

Porthtowan18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Porthtowan

3 ft269 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

8 ft1308 kJ

7 ft650 kJ

5 ft693 kJ

7 ft599 kJ

9 ft1019 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Porthtowan, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	3 ft12 shollow	269kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	4 ft10 shollow	370kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	17, poor	8 ft11 smushy	1,308kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	650kJ	wind from the south, 20 knots, offshore	13°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	5 ft12 smushy	693kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	7 ft8 scrumbling	599kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	9 ft8 smushy	1,019kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C

Maenporth4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Maenporth

3 ft34 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

5 ft474 kJ

4 ft183 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft149 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Maenporth, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	4 ft7 smushy	183kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	364kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	4 ft7 smushy	149kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots, offshore	14°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	5 ft8 smushy	325kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	15°C

Gyllyngvase1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft34 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

5 ft474 kJ

4 ft183 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft149 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gyllyngvase, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	56kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	4 ft7 smushy	183kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	364kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	4 ft7 smushy	149kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	30, too small	5 ft8 smushy	325kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	15°C

Porthleven19.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Porthleven

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft175 kJ

5 ft529 kJ

6 ft421 kJ

4 ft266 kJ

7 ft648 kJ

6 ft460 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Porthleven, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	175kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	5 ft11 shollow	529kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 smushy	421kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	266kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	7 ft9 smushy	648kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	6 ft9 smushy	460kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	15°C

Porthleven Beach19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Porthleven

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft175 kJ

5 ft529 kJ

6 ft421 kJ

4 ft266 kJ

7 ft648 kJ

6 ft460 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Porthleven Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	175kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	5 ft11 shollow	529kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 smushy	421kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	4 ft10 shollow	266kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	7 ft9 smushy	648kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	6 ft9 smushy	460kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Falmouth, 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 Falmouth

Pendennis Shore Dive 1.6 km · stays here

Places to eat near Falmouth

Indidog EaterySeafood · in the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2026
Marmaris KebabDoner kebab · in the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Oct 2025
Falmouth GrillFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centre
Marina Turkish KitchenMiddle eastern · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2026
Ukrainian Soul restaurantUkrainian · 0.1 km from the centre
WilderIndian · 0.1 km from the centre

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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