Name:

Perranporth, Cornwall

Beach description:

Perranporth is situated on Cornwall’s North Coast, South of Newquay. Featuring 3 miles of golden sands and clear waters. The flat beach makes it suitable for kitesurfing, land boarding and buggying. Perranporth will work on anything from a SSW clockwise around to N. The beach has 2 kiting zones, the town end at the south of the beach, and Perran sands at the North end.

Beach Access

Perranporth is well sign posted from the N and S on the A30. You can use either the B3285 or B3284. The town end. Parking in front of the beach or up the cliffs. Parking is free in winter months. Once the holiday season kicks in, the parking becomes paid. Perran Sands end. Drive through the Haven Holiday Camp. Be sure to check if you need to a parking ticket from the office (the charging season runs all the way from February to the end of November). If you don't have a ticket in the charging period, you'll return to your ride to find you've been clamped.

Code of Conduct

Wind Direction

North, South-West, West, North-West

Water Type

On big tide days, twin tip riders will find nice, wide flat sections of water. Wave riders tend to favour Perran Sands end where the waves don't close out as quickly. At the town end of the beach, avoid kiting 3 hours either side of high tide. There isn't enough room to launch/land. And on a big tide there isn't enough room to launch / land at the Perran Sands end either.

Hazards

Beware updrafts near the sandbanks at the Perran Sands end.