Newquay : Newquay - Tolcarne Beach

  Click to enlarge:

  Local Weather:

Wind & wave forecast

Weather forecast

Tidal forecast

  Directions:

Click here for map

Newquay's Tolcarne beach is slap bang in the middle of the UK's surfing metropolis and combines great waves with buzzing nightlife. Tolcarne beach is accessed by steep flights of steps down from the cliff at the northerly end and has fantastic facilities sat at the back of the beach, including café and toilets. The beach is the largest and deepest of the Newquay Bay beaches and usually has dry sand even at high tide. However at low tide the beach opens up and connects with each of the other four beaches in the bay, creating one strip of surfing playground several kilometres long.

The surf is high quality and consistent but is not as hollow as Fistral beach making the waves more rideable and an ideal beach for novices and intermediates to practice catching some quality waves and honing their technique.

The beach caters for all levels of surfing ability and there are a plethora of surf schools, manned by some of the high-class surfers that this world-class surfing location has spawned. On top of this is the incredible nightlife; Newquay has a multitude of bars and clubs to explore routinely packed with hundreds of local and visiting beach goers, so if you are after a 24-hour surfing experience look no further than the surfing Mecca of the UK! Another great beach just next to the best nightlife in Cornwall.

Details
Driving Access: Main A392 into town then well signed posted minor roads
Car Park spaces: 1000+ centralised car parks
Price: Over £5, pay and display
Beach facilities: Café, toilets, lifeguards
Beach type: Sand
Break type: Beach
Pub: Hundreds!
Sort of wave: Plunging
Peaks: Various shifting beach
Left/Right: Both
Offshore wind direction: Southerly
Local highlights: The surf metropolis!
National Trust: No

Ratings
Ability: Novice - legend
Kids: 3 - A veritable Disney Land of amusements
Other stuff: 3 - The nightlife
Access: 2 - Steep flight of steps down
Urban proximity: Close to the nightlife
Water quality: Good

  Accomodation:

Book local holiday cottage*

  Details: