Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-North surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, W swell with 88 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fistral-North this week:
The surf forecast for Fistral-North over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fistral-North in the next 16 days are 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) 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 0.5m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-North over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s on the card for Fistral-North. Gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is a grim watch. We’ve got a long, quiet spell on our hands.
Right now, through to the middle of next week, it's pretty much a write-off. The swell is tiny and weak, with energy barely registering (combined energy of all swells directed here between 7 and 67). Winds are all over the shop, mostly onshore or cross-onshore, chopping up what little bump there is. The first glimmer of anything rideable doesn't show until Sunday the 2nd of August, and even then it’s tiny 2ft from the west, but crucially, we get a clean window with a light offshore from the SE at just 3 mph. It’ll be small and gutless, but at least it’ll be clean.
There’s another glimmer on Monday the 3rd of August morning with glassy conditions and a 1ft west swell, but again, it’s tiny. The long gap of poor conditions finally looks to break on Tuesday the 11th of August. We see a jump in the combined energy to 110 (moderate), with a 3ft WNW swell rolling in. The morning is the standout with a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the ENE at just 3 mph. It’s not a monster, but after all that flatness, a clean 3ft wave with a light offshore will feel like heaven. That is the only real standout in the whole 16 days.
Don't get your hopes up for the rest of the second week; it falls away again into choppy, weak surf.
So here’s the takeaway: the next week-plus is a flat, choppy mess. The one to pencil in is the morning of Tuesday the 11th of August at Fistral-North, where a clean, light-offshore 3ft west swell offers the only real chance for a surf.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 11 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
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 kJ | 50 | 48 | 88 | 40 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 6:02AM5.60m | 6:20PM5.94m | 6:37AM5.84m | 6:54PM6.18m | 7:11AM6.01m | 7:27PM6.34m | 7:44AM6.11m | 8:00PM6.41m | 8:17AM6.14m | 8:34PM6.37m | 8:53AM6.08m | 9:10PM6.24m | 9:31AM5.93m | 9:50PM6.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM1.05m | 00:41AM0.90m | 12:53PM0.82m | 1:15AM0.71m | 1:26PM0.67m | 1:48AM0.60m | 1:58PM0.60m | 2:21AM0.57m | 2:31PM0.63m | 2:54AM0.63m | 3:05PM0.74m | 3:29AM0.78m | 3:43PM0.93m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 11 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | N 5 | NNW 5 | SW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 50 | 48 | — | 40 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 8 | — | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | — | WNW 4 | W 11 | WSW 10 | N 4 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 19 | — | 21 | — | 6 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 27 | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 88 | — | 28 | 19 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 218 | 35 | 232 | 270 | 40 | 42 | 271 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 41 | 55 | 41 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 495 | 471 | 800 | 393 |
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