RiverLooe — Looe, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: User:Tigershrike, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Looe

Looe is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom. From Looe you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Looe, a surf spot 1.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 78 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NQY, 40 km away.

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Staying in Looe

78 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NQY, 40 km, EXT, 85 km, CWL, 140 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 Looe.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Looe each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Looe 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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Downderry Schoolhouse6.4 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft145 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Downderry Schoolhouse, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 smushy	36kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	145kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C

Looe1.3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft145 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Looe, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	36kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	145kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C

Portwrinkle10.2 kmabout 20 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft145 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Portwrinkle, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 s	5kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft7 smushy	35kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	145kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	14°C

Rame reef16.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Plymouth, 9 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft120 kJ

5 ft174 kJ

4 ft325 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rame reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 shollow	23kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 shollow	19kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	1 ft8 shollow	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 shollow	120kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	5 ft6 smushy	174kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	4 ft11 shollow	325kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft8 smushy	77kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	14°C

Rame Reef Eastern17.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Plymouth, 9 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

3 ft137 kJ

5 ft203 kJ

4 ft392 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rame Reef Eastern, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 shollow	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 shollow	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	17, poor	3 ft9 shollow	137kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	5 ft7 smushy	203kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	4 ft11 shollow	392kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft8 smushy	86kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	14°C

Seaton5.1 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft145 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seaton, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	36kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	145kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Looe, 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).

Places to eat near Looe

Chennai Indian FusionIndian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Nov 2024
La Bocca LooeItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Ocean and Earth Thai RestaurantThai · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Aug 2026
Papa NinoItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Pepes Tex-Mex KitchenTexmex · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Mar 2026
Sails Restaurant LooeSeafood · 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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