Surf spot

Tolcarne, The Wedge

Forecast conditions and map view for Tolcarne, The Wedge in UK, Cornwall West. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.

Country: UK, Cornwall West
Coordinates: 50.4181, -5.0738

Metric
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Wave height (m)	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.1	1	1	1	1	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.7	1.9	1.9	2	2.1	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.4	1	0.9	1.3	1.3	0.9	0.5	1.2	2.2	2.2	2	2.3	2	1.5	0.9	1.4	1.3	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
Wave direction	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Wave period (s)	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	7	6.7	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.3	6.2	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.8	5.8	6	6.4	6.7	7.4	7	6.8	6.9	7.3	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.8	7.7	7.5	7.3	8	6.3	7.4	7.3	8.3	8.9	9.4	8.9	8.2	8.7	7.8	7.8	7.3	10.7	7.1	7.5	6.7	6.4	6.6	6.8	6.7	6.6	6.7
Wave energy (kJ)	220	217	194	181	173	171	152	132	104	77	74	63	62	50	41	39	35	67	97	118	138	123	153	263	329	396	459	484	426	347	296	243	200	137	67	174	194	117	34	249	781	631	606	624	497	237	200	192	199	299	296	264	252	238	217	218
Wind speed (km/h)	15.8	15.3	16	18.6	21.3	21.3	13.2	10.7	10.6	12.5	13.2	14.5	18.3	20	13.8	11	14.5	13.7	19.4	28.5	31.1	29.1	25.1	22.5	26.4	28.4	27.3	25.9	20.6	25.9	17.4	15.7	16	18.1	23	26.2	29.5	28.6	24.6	23.1	20.6	16.1	15.8	17.7	21.4	24.7	21.5	29.2	31.4	32.3	29.8	20.1	29.5	30.7	24.9	22.6
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Tolcarne, The Wedge is a Cornwall, West UK surf spot best known for being a powerful, punchy beachbreak with a fairly fast, peaky wave when conditions line up. It’s located around Newquay/Tolcarne Beach, one of the more surf-active stretches of the Cornish coast.

What it’s like

Wave type: Beachbreak
Shape: Often steep and hollow, with a short, fast takeoff
Best for: Intermediate to advanced surfers, especially those comfortable in heavier beachbreaks
Crowd: Can get busy, particularly when nearby Newquay spots are also working

Conditions

Best swell: Typically handles Atlantic swell well, and can light up on larger W/SW swells
Best wind: Often prefers offshore easterly or light offshore winds
Tide: Can be tide-sensitive; the wedgey, powerful sections are often best around mid tide
Sandbars: The “wedge” effect usually comes from swell rebounding off the beach/structure and sand contours, creating a more jacking, peaked section

Hazards / things to watch

Strong currents and rips
Closeouts when swell gets too big
Powerful shorebreak near the beach
Crowds and competition for waves

Overall feel

Tolcarne, The Wedge is a fun but serious beachbreak: when it’s working, it can produce fast, exciting, punchy waves with a bit of a heavy feel. It’s not usually a longboard-style wave, but more of a shortboard wave for surfers who like a quick takeoff and lively sections.