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Surf spot guide Β· Newquay, United Kingdom
Fast, hollow beachbreak tucked under the Cribbar headland that only switches on at low tide.
Little Fistral is a compact, high-performance beachbreak tucked into the northern corner of Fistral Bay beneath the Cribbar headland. The peak throws fast, hollow sections over sand, with shortboard-friendly walls that favour vertical takeoffs and barrel sections rather than long carving walls. It only fires at low tide and prefers a clean W swell wrapping into the cove, holding a workable shape from roughly 0.6 to 3.7m. As the tide pushes in, rocks start to reveal themselves along the inside, shutting the window down quickly. The spot sits on the UK's most famous surfing beach and pulls in Newquay's strongest local crew plus a rotating cast of the country's top pros, so the lineup is consistently stacked whenever it breaks. A small fee car park on the headland above gives a clear view of the break before paddling out, and the wave is best left to surfers who can read a shifting peak and commit off the top.
Hollow peaks over sand that vanish when the tide creeps in and rocks appear.
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Always busy whenever it breaks, with Newquay's strongest locals and visiting pros dominating the limited peak. Expect a competitive, experienced lineup even on average days.
Heavy local, high performance
Newquay
Fickle, heavy big-wave reef that needs double overhead and clean conditions to break clear of the rocks off Newquay.

Newquay
Consistent Newquay beachbreak peak with mainly rights that get hollow at lower tides on W swell.

Newquay
Long, lined-up lefts peeling over sand under the Pentire headland, sheltered from SW winds.
+6 MORE βCheck it from the headland car park before suiting up to read the peak
time sessions around dead low as the window shuts fast on the push
give the established local crew their waves and sit wide until you have read the rotation
HAZARDS Β· KNOW BEFORE YOU PADDLE
Small paid car park on the headland directly above the break, with a short walk down to the sand. Restrooms available, no lifeguard cover.
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