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Travel Information:
Cornwall – the most south westerly part of England is blessed with warm ocean currents, which positively affect the climate. In early spring and late autumn, the temperatures are often still very comfortable, and palm trees are growing everywhere and all around. There are plenty of marvellous inlets and bays along the coast from Newquay to St. Ives Bay and further towards Lands End. And some of them may provide excellent surfing and windsurfing conditions. The famous “Kite- and Windsurfing Guide Europe” provides a good overview and is highly recommended.
The most important surf spots around St. Ives Bay certainly are Gwithian and The Bluff, both well known from the Red Bull Storm Chase Video. In between these two spots, there are a number of additional parking lots with access to the water. The more northerly the wind direction is, the further you should go towards the western part of the bay, towards The Bluff. With more westerly and south westerly wind directions, you should head east, towards Gwithian. Any Beach in St. Ives Bay may provide anything you could ever ask for, from side-on to side shore conditions for jumping, to perfect down-the-line conditions with side-off wind directions. The waves quickly reach 2m and more, and everything above 3m becomes pretty demanding. On the other hand, risk is limited, because there are hardly any rocks or other threats, at least as long as you do not enter the water at absolute high tide. Therefore, on an average day, windsurfing here is usually rather harmless – unless it becomes really windy or really big.
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