Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Honestly, I’ve been staring at the charts for a while and it’s a bit of a grim picture for Fistral-North over the next couple of weeks. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of nothing much to get excited about.

Right now, the water temperature is sitting around 62°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We kick off Wednesday the 8th with tiny, poor quality surf. The wind is cross-onshore and the swell is weak, barely pushing 2ft from the west with a short period. The combined energy is only 90 – that’s weak stuff. Honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for.

Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th look similar. Swell height stays below 3ft, the period is short, and while the wind improves a bit to cross-shore, the wave quality is still described as poor. The energy creeps up a little to around 126-139, but that’s still in the weak range.

Saturday morning the 11th gives us a brief flicker of hope. The wind turns light and cross-offshore, and conditions are clean. Swell is only 2ft from the west with a 10-second period, but the energy is 113 – still weak. The waves are described as surfable but very ordinary. It’s not a standout by any stretch.

From there, it goes downhill fast. Sunday the 12th through to Tuesday the 15th we’ve got tiny swell, often under 2ft, with the odd pulse of longer period swell but no power behind it. The combined energy drops into the 20s and 60s. The wind is mostly cross-offshore and clean, but there’s just no swell to work with.

Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th are more of the same. The morning of the 17th shows a slight bump to 4ft from the NNE, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the energy is still only 117. It’s surfable but ordinary. The afternoon of the 17th goes glassy, but the swell drops to 0.3ft – not enough to ride.

The first real standout comes on the morning of Sunday the 19th of July. That’s over a week and a half away. The wind is glassy, the swell is 3ft from the west with an 8-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 196. That’s moderate energy. The waves are described as surfable but very ordinary – but with glassy conditions, it’ll be clean and a bit more fun for a cruiser session.

But watch out – that same afternoon, the swell builds to 6ft from the northwest, period drops to 7 seconds, and the wind turns cross-onshore. The energy hits 260 – moderate – but the conditions will be poor with that wind. That 6ft is getting a bit much for beginners.

Then, Monday morning the 20th of July looks promising. We’ve got light offshore wind from the SE, and a 4ft swell from the WNW with an 8-second period. The energy is 223 – solid moderate. The conditions are clean. This is probably the best window for Fistral-North in the whole forecast. It’s not huge, but it’s clean, rideable, and the offshore wind will make for some decent shaped waves.

After that, the winds turn onshore and strong through Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd, with swell staying small and messy. The last few days of the forecast window just fade out into tiny, wind-affected slop.

So overall, this is a tough stretch for Fistral-North. There’s a long gap of poor to no surf until the 19th and 20th of July. If you’ve got some patience, aim for the morning of Sunday the 19th with that glassy 3ft, or better yet, Monday morning the 20th with the offshore wind and 4ft. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. But don’t hold your breath for anything world-class.

Rusty.

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