Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-North surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, W swell with 857 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fistral-North this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Fistral-North in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-North over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Let’s be honest: Fistral-North is looking pretty bleak for most of this forecast. There’s a big dry spell before we finally get a decent morning.
From Sunday 16 August through to Thursday 27 August, it’s a long stretch of poor surf. That’s nearly twelve days of onshore junk, cross-onshore chop, or just tiny waves. The swell tries to show up now and then, but the wind keeps ruining it. A couple of mornings, like Sunday 23 August, look clean with cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is only 3ft with a short period, so it’s not doing much. Monday 24 August brings strong cross-shore winds and messy conditions. Just skip it.
The one standout, and I mean the only one, is Friday 28 August in the morning. We’ve got a solid 7ft swell from the W with a 9-second period. The combined energy is strong at 685, so there’s real power. The wind is light from the SSW, blowing cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean. That’s the kind of session you wait for. For intermediate surfers, this is your moment. The afternoon drops off, with cross-shore wind and less energy, so get out early.
Before that, Thursday 27 August afternoon is barely surfable – just 3ft and clean but very ordinary. Not worth the drive. After the 28th, it falls back into mediocrity with onshore winds returning through the weekend and into Monday.
Fistral-North (Newquay) is a fairly exposed beach, so it needs the right wind. Water temp is about average for this time of year.
So, the message is simple: wait for Friday 28 August morning. That’s the real deal. Everything else is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | NW 5 | W 8 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 99 | 79 | 115 | 85 | 155 | 285 | 439 | 857 | 691 | 647 | 297 | 124 | 62 | 65 | 101 | 71 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:37PM6.67m | 8:56AM6.26m | 9:15PM6.25m | 9:33AM5.88m | 9:53PM5.75m | 10:13AM5.43m | 10:34PM5.22m | 10:57AM4.97m | 11:25PM4.73m | 11:55AM4.57m | 00:36AM4.36m | 1:20PM4.36m | 2:10AM4.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.27m | 2:58AM0.40m | 3:11PM0.60m | 3:33AM0.81m | 3:48PM1.02m | 4:08AM1.28m | 4:27PM1.49m | 4:48AM1.75m | 5:13PM1.94m | 5:40AM2.17m | 6:19PM2.31m | 6:58AM2.45m | 7:54PM2.45m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 99 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 297 | 124 | 31 | 65 | 33 | 11 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 18 | — | WNW 9 | SW 18 | — | SW 17 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | 26 | 12 | — | 11 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | N 4 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 79 | 115 | 85 | 155 | 285 | 439 | 857 | 691 | 647 | 25 | 40 | 62 | 13 | 101 | 71 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 402 | 239 | 281 | 417 | 218 | 142 | 907 | 420 | 232 | 612 | 326 | 512 | 545 | 42 | 42 | 405 | 42 | 233 | 237 | 233 |
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