Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

It’s pretty quiet out there for a while. The first solid bit of surf worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Monday, the 3rd of August. Up until then, it’s mostly flat or messy with small, weak waves and poor conditions. There’s a real gap in quality from now until then.

So, Monday the 3rd of August – that’s where we start. Fistral-North is the only game in town. The morning brings a tiny 3ft swell from the WSW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak (97). The real winner here is the wind. It’s glassy. That’s rare, and it’ll make for the cleanest conditions we’ve seen in days. The water is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Don’t expect any power, but for a small, clean wave, this is your window. The break is consistent and fairly exposed, so it’ll be holding whatever tiny energy is out there. It’s an intermediate wave, so fine for most.

Tuesday the 4th is a no-go with building cross-offshore winds, and by Wednesday the 5th, the swell lifts a bit to 4ft to 5ft from the WSW, but it’s short-period (7 seconds) and wind-affected. The energy picks up to moderate (170-204), but the wind is cross-shore and choppy. It’s messy. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean paddle session.

The rest of the outlook is a tough one. From Thursday the 6th right through to Sunday the 16th of August, the swell is tiny, often under 3ft, and the wind is almost always onshore, cross-on, or strong. There are a few glassy moments – like the morning of Friday the 7th and Tuesday the 11th – but the swell is barely a ripple (0.3ft to 1ft). The combined energy is in the single digits or low double digits. It’s a long, flat spell. The 12th of August shows a little pulse of 2ft to 3ft from the W with clean offshore winds in the morning, but it’s still weak and the afternoon gets messy again.

The standout, if you can call it that, is the Monday morning (3rd August) at Fistral-North. It’s the only time in the whole 16 days where the wind is glassy and there’s enough swell to get a few small ones. Otherwise, it’s a long stretch of waiting. For an area like this, a blank run like this happens. Keep an eye on the forecasts, it won’t stay this way forever.

Rusty.

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