Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a proper look at what we’ve got coming down the line for Fistral-North. I’ll be straight with you – the finder didn’t flag much in the way of recommendations, so we’re looking at a mostly quiet run over the next 16 days. This is one of those outlooks where patience will be the name of the game.

Right now, and for the first few days, it’s a bit of a flat spell with a lot of wind on it. The water is sitting at 65°F which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight for a while. We’ve got a few days of onshore winds from the NW and NNW with small, weak swell in the 1 ft to 3 ft range – think short period windswell (5-8 seconds) that’ll just be messy. The combined energy is weak, sitting around 40-60 (46-61 range for those days). Not one for a paddle, really.

There’s a notable gap here with no real surf on offer. We go through Thursday 30th July, all the way into the first week of August with nothing but “poor surf conditions” in the notes. We get a brief blink on Wednesday morning 5th August – a small 3 ft swell from the north, but with the wind turning glassy calm. That’s a moment of clean, small texture – surfable if you’re on a log or a foamy, but it’s very ordinary. The energy is still low (65). Later that afternoon it’s back to glassy but tiny.

Then we hit another dry patch. Through Thursday 6th August to Tuesday 11th August, it’s all tiny – mostly 0.7 ft to 1 ft with a mix of clean offshore winds from the SE and some cross-shore slop. The combined energy drops right off into single digits and low teens (8 to 22). Hardly worth getting wet.

Wednesday 12th August morning brings a lift – a 4 ft swell from the NW with a short period of 5 seconds. The afternoon pushes up to 4 ft from the WNW with period still short at 6 seconds, and the combined energy hits moderate at 104. That’s the biggest bump in the whole outlook, but here’s the kicker – it’s coming with a moderate onshore wind from the NW and WNW. For Fistral-North, that’s going to be a blown-out mess, likely more interesting for kite surfers than a clean paddle. The forecast doesn't rate it.

The final few days from Thursday 13th into Friday 14th August fade right back out – 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft, weak energy (6-19 ft-lbs), and some glassy conditions early Friday 14th morning from the ENE. Clean, but flat.

So, what’s the standout? Honestly, not much. If you’re dead keen, the glassy window on the morning of Wednesday 5th August is your best bet for something clean, even if it’s small. The 4 ft pulse on the afternoon of Wednesday 12th August has the most size, but the wind will kill it for a clean ride at this break. This is a long, lean stretch, lads. Keep an eye on the charts because it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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