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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Gyllyngvase1.2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

3 ft33 kJ

2 ft57 kJ

5 ft338 kJ

5 ft211 kJ

5 ft479 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gyllyngvase, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	57kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	5 ft6 smushy	211kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	479kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	3 ft9 smushy	121kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	14°C

Maenporth4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in MaenporthNeeds 4 ft+

3 ft33 kJ

2 ft57 kJ

5 ft338 kJ

5 ft211 kJ

5 ft479 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Maenporth, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	57kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	5 ft6 smushy	211kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	479kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	121kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	14°C

Porthleven19.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in PorthlevenExperts only

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft87 kJ

3 ft170 kJ

5 ft412 kJ

6 ft337 kJ

6 ft659 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Porthleven, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 shollow	87kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	170kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	5 ft11 shollow	412kJ	wind from the north-west, 22 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	6 ft7 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	659kJ	wind from the north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	5 ft9 smushy	381kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	14°C

Porthleven Beach19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in PorthlevenIntermediate and up

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft87 kJ

3 ft170 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

5 ft390 kJ

5 ft578 kJ

4 ft255 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Porthleven Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	2 ft10 shollow	87kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	3 ft10 shollow	170kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	15, poor	5 ft9 smushy	390kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	5 ft11 shollow	578kJ	wind from the north-west, 28 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	4 ft9 smushy	255kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots	14°C

Porthtowan18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in PorthtowanIntermediate and up

2 ft64 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft349 kJ

7 ft871 kJ

9 ft956 kJ

8 ft1548 kJ

5 ft266 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Porthtowan, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	2 ft8 shollow	64kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	62, good	4 ft12 shollow	340kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft10 shollow	349kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	871kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 smushy	956kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 smushy	1,548kJ	wind from the north-west, 28 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	11, poor	5 ft8 shollow	266kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	13°C

Portreath19.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in PortreathIntermediate and up

2 ft64 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft349 kJ

7 ft871 kJ

9 ft956 kJ

8 ft1548 kJ

5 ft266 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Portreath, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft8 shollow	64kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	4 ft12 shollow	340kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft10 shollow	349kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	871kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 smushy	956kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 smushy	1,548kJ	wind from the north-west, 28 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	10, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	266kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	13°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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