Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee and listen up. It’s Rusty here, looking at the next couple of weeks for our stretch of coast. To be honest, the start of this run is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a solid week of lumpy, cross-shore slop and onshore winds messing up what little swell there is. The waves are there, but the quality is just not worth suiting up for. It’s a waiting game.

The first real sign of life I can see is on Monday the 14th. The morning session at Fistral North is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is small at 3ft and the energy is weak (163). It’s surfable, but you’ll be scratching around for anything with a bit of push. It’s more of a longboard grovel than anything else.

After that, the wind swings back onshore and it’s more of the same messy stuff for the next few days. The energy picks up a bit, with some moderate readings, but the wind keeps ruining it. It’s not until the Saturday the 19th that something interesting happens. The morning is still questionable with a light cross-shore wind, but by the afternoon, the wind drops right out. The sea goes glassy. There’s a 7ft W swell with a moderate energy (568) and it’s looking clean. That’s your first proper session right there. It’s going to be a bit of a free-for-all, so expect some company in the water.

Then we get another couple of days of messy conditions and a big jump in energy on Sunday the 20th afternoon, but it’s blown out by a strong onshore. Not good.

The real standout, the one you circle on the calendar, is Wednesday the 23rd. The morning is looking absolutely perfect. Glassy conditions, no wind at all, and a clean 7ft W swell. This is the one. Fistral North will be working, and it’s going to be worth the paddle out. This is the best of the first week and a half.

Looking further out, the energy stays high, but the conditions get tricky. The swell is predicted to get big. By Friday the 25th, we’re looking at a 10ft W swell. The energy is strong to very strong (1285 in the morning, 1782 in the afternoon), and the wind is favorable in the morning, but that size is a whole different animal. At that size, it’s only for the experienced crew. It’s going to be heavy and powerful, a proper expert’s wave.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a bust, get your gear ready for the glassy Saturday the 19th, and if you’ve got the skills, the big Friday the 25th is the one that’ll get the heart rate up. The long-range stuff looks promising, but it’s a while away, so we’ll keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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