Fistral Beach is in Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

, England, United Kingdom. It is situated half-a-mile west of Newquay

Newquay

Newquay is a town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port in Cornwall, England. It is situated on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall approximately west of Bodmin and north of Truro....

 at .

Fistral Bay is bounded by two promontories, Towan Head

Towan Head

Towan Head is a headland on the north coast of Cornwall, UK, one mile west of Newquay. The headland points north and Fistral Beach is immediately to the south.-References:...

 to the north and Pentire Point East (not to be confused with Pentire Head) to the south.

The straight sandy beach faces west-northwest onto the Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 and is approximately 750 metres (2,460.6 ft) long.