Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what we’ve got.

Overall, it’s a pretty bleak start here. We’re looking at a solid week of onshore winds and messy surf before things finally clean up. The first real window of opportunity doesn’t open until Tuesday the 22nd of September, so we’ve got a long wait.

Wednesday 16th to Monday 21st – Honestly, forget it. The wind is all over the place, mainly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is just a washed-out mess. The combined wave energy is moderate at best (942), but it’s useless with the conditions. The water is sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but you won’t care because you’ll be fighting a 15-18 mph breeze the whole time. Just sit this one out.

Tuesday 22nd September – This is the standout. Finally, the wind clocks around to a clean cross-offshore from the ESE, and it’s only a gentle 9 mph breeze. We’ve got a 4 ft WNW groundswell with a very long period of 16 seconds. The combined energy kicks up to a strong 1044. That’s proper groundswell, and with that period, it’ll be lining up nicely here. The afternoon session is the real pick. The only caveat with a long period like that is it can get a bit straight at a beach break like this, but with clean conditions, it’ll be worth a look. Expect crowds, it’s often busy here.

Wednesday 23rd September – Clean again with that ESE cross-off, but it’s dropping off. 5 ft on Wednesday morning from the WNW (13 seconds, 823 energy), but the conditions are a bit questionable for the tide. It’s a session for the keen.

Thursday 24th to Monday 28th September – It goes tiny. Swell drops below 3 ft, and even though it’s clean, there’s nothing to surf. Wind ramps up into the fresh 18-25 mph range. The energy readings drop to pathetic levels (54-342). A total lull.

Tuesday 29th September – A sudden spike. We get an 8 ft WSW swell on Tuesday afternoon with a fresh 18 mph cross-offshore and strong combined energy (1245). That’s a powerful swell, but it’s over 8 ft, so this is expert territory only. The period is short (10 seconds), so it’ll be a bit crumbly, but for the big-wave crew, it’s the only real size on offer in the whole period.

After that, it trails off again into small, junky windswell through the start of October.

So to sum it up: the whole 16-day run is a write-off for the first week. The Tuesday 22nd afternoon session is the only proper window for clean, surfable waves, but it won’t be huge. If you want to go big and you’re an expert, the Tuesday 29th swell is there, but that’s a long-range call, so take it with a pinch of salt.

Rusty.

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