WHEN IT WORKS
Over to Steve King for the low down on when Mazza works best! “Marazion is the place to go to at low tide when the wind has too much West in it for the North coast. It’s best with a true SW (cross-onshore jumping) round to a NW (cross-off riding if waves or blasting and even freestyle if flat). Mazza can work on a SE to E but it is a bit gusty with the wind shadow of St Michael’s Mount. Too much South and it is bolt onshore and too much North and it’s really gusty. When the wind is forecast WSW to W the North Coast can be really gusty and mostly a bit onshore, even at the Bluff. From my experience it seems that WSW winds tend to swing a bit onshore on both coasts. The good thing about Marazion is it’s only really a 15 minute drive across to the North Coast to make sure you’re not missing anything on that side. The tide has to be low to mid as around the high tide mark there’s a steep pebble section of the beach which creates a crunchy shore break that is best avoided. The biggest problem with Marazion is the chance of waves. As it faces quite southerly it is open to South to true South West swells; but too much West in the swell direction and it struggles to make it around the peninsula. Really big West swells may wrap into the bay but it can be quite disappointing rocking up with a howling West wind to find it completely flat. Check the Praa sands webcam, if that’s bigger than head high then Marazion should have a bit of a bump from a forecast groundswell. Marazion is a great storm spot to head to after a day or so of ballistic South to South West gales when the winds tend to swing more Westerly and the sun comes out. That’s when it can be all-time jumping with some pretty fun riding.”