National Trust gem, turquoise water
16:42 13 May
12.4°C
Feels like 6.8°C
18.3 mph ↖
NW | Gusts 33.1 mph
Too Windy
Gusts to 33.1mph - stay inside
12.4°C
Temp
33.1 mph
Gusts
0.0 mm
Rain
Heat Tonight For Tomorrow?
Today
90% rain
12.5°
9.9°
Tides
Tomorrow
96% rain
11.5°
7.5°
Tides
05-15
72% rain
11.8°
6.3°
Tides
05-16
78% rain
12.7°
7.2°
Tides
05-17
70% rain
13.9°
6.0°
Tides
🌡️
13.7°C
Sea Temp
🌊
0.43 m
Wave Height
Corrected for inshore sheltering (raw model: 1.22 m)
high Wed 13
02:26
4.78 m
low Wed 13
08:58
1.47 m
high Wed 13
14:55
4.6 m
low Wed 13
21:25
1.44 m
high Thu 14
03:18
5.06 m
low Thu 14
09:52
1.17 m
Met Office — Plymouth to Lands End
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33.1 mph
Gusts
0.43 m
Wave
23.0 mi
Vis
13.7°C
Sea Temp
ebbing
Tide
Local Marks
Cove rocks - wrasse and pollack in the kelp
Headlands either side - bass on rough seas
Deep water off the rocks - mackerel in summer
The cove is full of rocky ledges and kelp. Ballan and cuckoo wrasse on float fished crab. Collect limpets from the rocks for bait.
Bait: Peeler crab, limpet (collect locally), ragworm
Pollack in the kelp-filled gullies of the cove. Spin with soft plastics at dusk.
Bait: Soft plastics, spinner, jelly worm
Headlands on either side of the cove produce bass in rough weather. Fish 2 hours either side of dusk.
Bait: Plug, soft plastic, crab
Limit: 2 per person per day. Minimum Size: 42cm.
From the rocks off the headlands. Feathers or float-fished strip. July-August best.
Bait: Feather rig, float with mackerel strip
Shellfish Rules (Cornwall IFCA)
Min size: 90mm (carapace length)
V-notched lobsters must be returned
Berried (egg-bearing) females must be returned
From boat: max 2 per day (combined with crawfish)
From shore: unlimited (pots or hand gathering)
Methods: pots, hand gathering (no spearfishing)
Season: All year
Min size: 110mm (carapace length)
From boat: max 2 per day (combined with lobster)
From shore: unlimited
Methods: pots, hand gathering
Season: All year
Min size: 160mm (carapace width (male))
From boat: max 5 shellfish per day total (crab + lobster + crawfish + spider crab)
From shore: unlimited
Methods: pots, hand gathering
Season: All year
Min size: 130mm (carapace length)
From boat: max 5 shellfish per day total
From shore: unlimited
Methods: pots, hand gathering
Season: All year
Min size: 100mm (shell width)
Hand diving only (no aqualung/scuba for recreational)
From boat: max 5 shellfish per day total
From shore: unlimited
Methods: hand diving (free dive only)
Season: All year
Voluntary code of practice for winkle picking applies
Methods: hand gathering
Season: All year
Wed 13: 00:00 - 01:00
Clear dark skies, low cloud cover
Wed 13: 21:00 - 22:00
Clear dark skies, low cloud cover
Thu 14: 02:00 - 02:00
Clear dark skies, low cloud cover
Thu 14: 22:00 - 05:00
Clear dark skies, low cloud cover