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Porthtowan

Break
Beach
Skill level
Intermediate
Best season
Autumn to winter
Crowds
High
Swell
W, NW
Wind
E, SE

Hazards

Sheltered cove between Newquay and St Ives with quality, hollow peaks. A bodyboarding favourite when it gets steep at mid tide.

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