Climbing Forecast › Cornwall — Lizard Peninsula › Kynance Cove

CORNWALL — LIZARD PENINSULA · GABBRO · tidal

Kynance Cove climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp15°C
Wind26 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity82%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Tidal access: Beach access and crag bases covered by high tide — climb 2h either side of low water
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind26 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity82%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 15° dry 26 — 82%
19:00 15° dry 28 — 82.5%
20:00 15° dry 31 — 81.3%
21:00 16° dry 32 — 81.7%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain16mm
Wind38 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
15.5mm rain forecast
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 31 — 96.1%
07:00 17° dry 33 — 94.5%
08:00 17° dry 33 — 94.3%
09:00 17° dry 37 — 93.1%
10:00 18° dry 37 — 92.2%
11:00 18° dry 36 — 91.5%
12:00 18° dry 35 — 91.8%
13:00 19° dry 35 — 90.4%
14:00 20° dry 37 — 86.8%
15:00 20° 0.8mm 39 — 85.1%
16:00 19° 1mm 45 — 90.9%
17:00 18° 2mm 42 — 92.4%
18:00 18° 3mm 45 — 90.3%
19:00 18° 3mm 46 — 92.3%
20:00 18° 3mm 47 — 91.8%
21:00 18° 2mm 46 — 90.9%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain4mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
3.5mm rain forecast
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 31 — 78.7%
07:00 17° 0.1mm 32 — 78.2%
08:00 17° dry 34 — 79.6%
09:00 18° dry 34 — 76.1%
10:00 18° dry 31 — 72.5%
11:00 18° 0.1mm 31 — 71.4%
12:00 18° dry 33 — 70.9%
13:00 18° dry 34 — 73.1%
14:00 18° 0.7mm 38 — 70.6%
15:00 17° 0.1mm 37 — 79.6%
16:00 16° 0.3mm 35 — 73.1%
17:00 16° 0.2mm 35 — 76%
18:00 16° dry 29 — 77.5%
19:00 16° 0.2mm 30 — 69.3%
20:00 16° 0.7mm 27 — 70.1%
21:00 15° 0.5mm 29 — 80.9%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 27 — 71.6%
12:00 17° dry 25 — 62.1%
18:00 16° dry 21 — 72.9%
Fri Friday 2 October
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
Should be dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 17 — 83.3%
12:00 17° dry 21 — 81.3%
18:00 16° dry 11 — 85.3%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 6 — 90.4%
12:00 18° 0.1mm 5 — 81%
18:00 16° dry 14 — 88.3%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 9 — 93.4%
12:00 15° dry 7 — 86.2%
18:00 15° dry 1 — 93.6%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 8 — 96.2%
12:00 17° dry 13 — 79.7%
18:00 15° dry 8 — 89.5%
Tidal access
Beach access and crag bases covered by high tide — climb 2h either side of low water

About Kynance Cove

Promontory Route (VS 4c), Serpent Wall (E1 5b), Kynance Arete (HS 4b)","Kynance Cove is a world-famous coastal venue on the Lizard Peninsula, renowned for its colorful serpentine sea stacks and arches. The serpentine rock is uniquely smooth, dense, and polished, featuring slick edges, dark pocketed walls, and compression features. Facing multiple directions across scattered islands and towers, climbers can find sun or shade, with sea breezes drying open faces quickly. The climbing includes short trad routes and bouldering options from Moderate to E-grades, led by Promontory Route. The approach involves a fifteen-minute walk down paved paths from the National Trust Kynance car park. Tidal inundation cuts off beach access between stacks, making tide tables critical.

Region
Cornwall — Lizard Peninsula
Rock type
Gabbro
Altitude
20m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low

Other crags in this region