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The Cribbar

Newquay, Cornwall, UK (England)
😮‍💨Hold-downs🪨Rocks🏝️Remote🌀Strong rips⚠️Shallow

The Cribbar is England's answer to big wave surfing--a monstrous reef that lurks off Towan Head in Newquay, only awakening when massive Atlantic storms send long-period groundswell crashing into the Cornish coast. It breaks a handful of times per year at best.

3-Day Forecast
Today
29
0
Poor
1.0m
@12s
22km/h
Thu
30
15
Poor
0.9m
@16s
30km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
0.9m
@11s
13km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.0m
W(274°)
Score: 0/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 4/25
Wind
22km/h
E(81°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm23%
Windswell Component
0.7mENE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.5mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 11 km/h NE|PM: 23 km/h E
11 km/h vs 23 km/h afternoon
Low tide at 10am (-3.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:57 am
High tide - 2.18m
10:28 am
Low tide - -3.01m
4:21 pm
High tide - 2.28m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score16/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (250°)
Direction range
225° - 280°
Size range
4.5m - 15m
Ideal size
9.7m
Height multiplier
1.08×
Ideal period
18s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
90° - 180°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low

Water temp

13°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

10/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Secondary: Mar

Breaks a handful of times per year during major storms

Getting There

Airport
NQY
Drive time
5 min
Data quality
verified

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