Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

To be straight with you, the outlook is a bit of a tough one. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, but there is a very small window of something decent to start.

We kick off on Wednesday, 12th August, with a little bit of hope. Fistral-North is the only spot firing, and it’s a real early-morning mission. The water is a warm 66°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might not even need a winter steamer. We’ve got a 3 ft swell rolling in from the west, with a period of 10 seconds – that’s a nice, clean groundswell. The wind is a light offshore from the ESE, blowing at 12 mph, keeping the faces clean. The combined wave energy is moderate, sitting at 125. It’s a short window though; by the afternoon the wind swings and the quality drops.

Then it turns ugly. From Thursday, 13th August, right through to the end of the month, it’s a write-off. The wind shifts onshore or cross-on, chopping everything up. The swell hangs around, but the conditions are just poor. We’ll see a few pulses of bigger swell, like 6 ft on the 20th and 4 ft on the 27th, but the wind is a mess – fresh breezes, lumpy cross-chop. It’s not worth paddling out for. On the 19th, with a 5 ft swell and strong cross-wind, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The period from the 17th to the 20th is a particularly rough patch, and the small stuff that rolls in from the 21st onwards is barely surfable. The swell direction is still from the west, but the period is short and the wind won’t give us a break. There’s a gap of 8 days with no real recommendation after the first morning.

So, the standout is that Wednesday morning, 12th August. Get out there early, catch a few clean ones, because after that, it’s a long wait. The forecasts can change, but for now, that’s the story.

Rusty.

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