Plymouth, UK

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About Plymouth

Plymouth is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom. From Plymouth you can reach 7 surf spots and 3 sailing spots. The nearest is The Camber, a sailing spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 141 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NQY, 61 km away.

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Staying in Plymouth

141 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NQY, 61 km, EXT, 65 km, CWL, 127 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 Plymouth.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Plymouth each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Plymouth 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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Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

drakes bowl2.4 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft175 kJ

4 ft104 kJ

3 ft147 kJ

4 ft104 kJ

4 ft143 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at drakes bowl, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft10 shollow	10kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	3 ft9 shollow	175kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	104kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	3 ft9 shollow	147kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	4 ft7 smushy	104kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 smushy	143kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	14°C

Bovisands Reef4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

4 ft128 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bovisands Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 shollow	6kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 smushy	70kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	3 ft9 shollow	148kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft7 smushy	95kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	27, poor	4 ft7 smushy	128kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	14°C

Wembury beach8.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Wembury, 2 km

2 ft21 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

4 ft253 kJ

5 ft183 kJ

3 ft114 kJ

4 ft185 kJ

5 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wembury beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 shollow	18kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	4 ft10 scrumbling	253kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	5 ft7 smushy	183kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	114kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 32 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft7 smushy	185kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	16, poor	5 ft8 smushy	225kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	15°C

Wembury Point8.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Wembury, 2 km

2 ft21 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

4 ft253 kJ

5 ft183 kJ

3 ft114 kJ

4 ft185 kJ

5 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wembury Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 shollow	18kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	4 ft10 scrumbling	253kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	5 ft7 smushy	183kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	114kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 32 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft7 smushy	185kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	16, poor	5 ft8 smushy	225kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	15°C

Rame Reef Eastern8.7 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

4 ft243 kJ

5 ft178 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

4 ft201 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rame Reef Eastern, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 shollow	12kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	4 ft10 shollow	243kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 shollow	178kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft9 shollow	124kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 30 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	4 ft7 shollow	164kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	16, poor	4 ft7 smushy	201kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C

Rame reef8.9 kmabout 20 min by car

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

4 ft239 kJ

4 ft142 kJ

3 ft146 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rame reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 shollow	18kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	1 ft7 shollow	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	4 ft9 shollow	239kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft7 shollow	142kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	3 ft9 shollow	146kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 30 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	4 ft7 shollow	140kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	25, poor	4 ft7 smushy	172kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C

Challaborough19.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Thurlestone, 3 km

3 ft23 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

4 ft309 kJ

5 ft203 kJ

3 ft155 kJ

3 ft136 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Challaborough, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft4 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft11 shollow	20kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	4 ft10 smushy	309kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 smushy	203kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	3 ft9 smushy	155kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	3 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	8, poor	5 ft7 smushy	258kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	14°C

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

Sailing near Plymouth

The Camber 1.4 km · stays here
Plym Yacht Club 2.6 km · stays here
Yealm Yacht Club 9.7 km · stays here