Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the pipe for this stretch of coast. I'll be straight with you – for the next week and a half or so, it's looking pretty lean. We've got a lot of small, wind-affected days ahead, so don't get your hopes up for any quick fixes. The real interest doesn't show up until the very end of the run, and even that one's a bit of a wildcard.

The first glimmer of anything worth getting out of bed for isn't until Tuesday, 21 July, and even then it's just a tiny whisper. Fistral-North will see a little bump of 1 ft from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds, so there's some long-period energy in there, but it's weak – the combined energy is only 54. The morning has a clean cross-off breeze from the ENE, which is a major positive, making it look surfable but very ordinary. It's not a day to get excited about, but if you're desperate, the conditions will be the best part of it.

After that, we slip right back into a pattern of small, choppy, onshore junk. The wind swings around, picks up, and flattens things out. There's a lot of nothing on the cards right through until the final day of July.

Now, here's where it gets interesting, and I mean *really* interesting if the models hold. On the morning of Thursday, 30 July, we finally see some proper life. Fistral-North gets a 5 ft swell from the west, but the period jumps to 11 seconds and the combined energy rockets to 584. That's a serious kick of moderate-to-strong swell energy, and it's long-period groundswell, which means better-shaped waves and more punch. The catch? The wind that morning is WSW at 12 mph, putting it as a cross-on breeze, so it's going to be choppy and a bit lumpy. This one's for the experienced crew only – it's over 5 ft, and with that power, the beginners should sit this one out. The afternoon follows with a similar 5 ft swell, a bit less energy at 475, but the wind swings SW and picks up to 22 mph, making it a fresh cross-shore with lumpy cross-chop. It'll be messy.

Then, the standout of the entire window, if it comes together, is Friday, 31 July morning. Fistral-North is looking at a 6 ft swell from the west with a 10-second period, and a combined energy of 569. That's a solid, surfable swell with moderate-to-strong energy. The magic part is the wind. It's a clean cross-off breeze from SSW at 16 mph, which is exactly what you want to see for clean, groomed faces. This is the one day that has the potential to be very, very good. It's big enough to be fun for intermediates and above, but it's not so big that it shuts down the beach. That cross-off wind is a major positive. The afternoon, however, will see the wind pick up to 22 mph from the SW, turning it into a fresh cross-shore with lumpy cross-chop, so the window of really clean surf will be the morning.

So, to sum it up: there's a long, quiet stretch until the final days of July. The real standout is the Friday, 31 July morning session. If the wind plays ball, that's the one to circle. The 30 July is a powerful swell but compromised by the wind. Stay patient, and check the forecast closer to the time because long-range calls like this can shift.

Stay safe, and see you in the water.

Rusty.

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