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Today at Carlyon Bay Beach: Good for swimming — 76/100 for expert level. Wind 8 kn S · Tide -1.4 to 0.6 m. Best window around 11:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Carlyon Bay Beach: 0.6m waves with moderate onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the afternoon, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Carlyon Bay Beach faces S. For swimming how much swell and wind that aspect keeps out matters more than the open-water forecast.
Today's wind is onshore at 8 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for swimming.
Over the published window Carlyon Bay Beach clears 60/100 for swimming at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 5 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Carlyon Bay Beach ranks 3rd for swimming. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A broad, sheltered bay on Cornwall's south coast, its three connected stretches surfaced with coarse stent - grey quartz mining waste - not sand. Facing SSE, it gets some Atlantic swell, producing small beach-break waves for beginner surfing and paddleboarding, plus calmer water for families. No lifeguard patrols; the shoreline shelves steeply, deepening fast. Mid-to-high tide gives most launching water. Dogs are banned Easter Sunday to 30 September.
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Wind at Carlyon Bay Beach today: 8 kn S (gusting 30 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects swimming conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Carlyon Bay Beach today: 1.3 m, 6 s period from SE, crumbling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for swimming at Carlyon Bay Beach today is around 11:00 UTC, when conditions score 74/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Carlyon Bay Beach scores 86/100 today for kite foiling — Excellent. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Carlyon Bay Beach is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Carlyon Bay Beach is a coastal location near St Blazey Gate in United Kingdom. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Carlyon Bay Beach, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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