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About Pentewan

Pentewan is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom. From Pentewan you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Pentewan, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NQY, 22 km away.

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Staying in Pentewan

18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NQY, 22 km, EXT, 108 km, CWL, 159 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 Pentewan.

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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.

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

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Pentewan1 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft14 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft130 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

4 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pentewan, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	138kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	130kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	4 ft7 smushy	150kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	14°C

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

Hub Box PentewanBurger · 0.5 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2026
The Seahorse - Bar, Restaurant & Swimming PoolsTheme · 0.6 km from the centre
Stingi's Restaurant & Bar0.5 km from the centre
The Lost Valley1.9 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

Pentewan, UK