Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's get into it. I'm lookin' at the next 16 days for Fistral-North, and it's a bit of a mixed bag, not gonna lie. For the first week, we've got some challenging conditions, but there's a couple of windows where it might just clean up enough to be worth a paddle.

To start, the sea's angry. Sunday the 26th of July is a write-off, with a 7ft swell from the WNW but it's hammered by a 22 mph onshore wind. The wave energy is moderate at 482, but the surf is just poor. This is more of a day for kite surfers than us, honestly.

Monday the 27th sees the swell drop, but the wind keeps it messy. Tuesday the 28th is where it gets a little more interesting. The morning is clean with a light cross-offshore wind from the south, but it's small at 2ft. The afternoon though... Tuesday afternoon turns glassy, with the wind dropping to near nothing (3 mph from the NNW). It's still small at 2ft to 2ft, but when it's like glass, you take what you can get. That's a good session for a log or a funboard.

After that, we slide into a long, quiet stretch. From Wednesday the 29th through to the end of July, the swell's tiny, mostly under 3ft, and the wind's often wrong. There are a few clean moments, like Friday the 31st morning with glassy conditions, but the energy is weak (62). Not much to get excited about.

Then we get a bump of new swell around Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning sees 4ft from the WSW with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the ENE. The energy jumps to 186, and the conditions are described as surfable. Afternoon is glassy but the swell drops to 3ft. This is your best bet for a decent session without getting blown off the water.

The Standout: Sunday the 2nd of August, morning session. Fistral-North will have chest to head-high sets, around 4ft, from the WSW. The 7-second period is short, so it'll be a bit crumbly, but the wind is a light cross-offshore, keeping the faces clean. Combined energy is 186, so there's some push. It's not epic, but it's the best on offer over the whole 16 days.

The far end of the forecast, around the 9th and 10th of August, hints at another potential window. Sunday the 9th morning has 3ft from the west with a light cross-offshore, making for clean conditions and decent energy (186), but it's far out and less certain. Bring the log.

The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

So, grab the board for Tuesday afternoon on the 28th for a glassy knee-to-waist-high session, or hold out for Sunday morning on the 2nd of August for the best chance of some clean, punchy lines. The rest of the time, it's either blown out or flat. Keep an eye on that Sunday the 9th date too, it might just turn on.

Rusty.

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