Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-North surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period, WNW swell with 1,251 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fistral-North this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Fistral-North in the next 16 days are 1.8m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-North over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right folks, Rusty here with a look at the next couple of weeks for Fistral-North. To be honest, it’s a bit of a grim run for the most part. We’ve got a solid stretch of onshore and cross-shore winds blowing through, which is going to mess up most of what swell we do get. The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until the 20th of September, so we’re looking at a week of pretty average conditions before that.
Starting off this Sunday, the 13th of September, we’ve got a 5ft W swell with a 10-second period, but it’s coming with a moderate cross-shore breeze. The combined swell energy is moderate (509). It’s just not going to be clean. Monday and Tuesday are more of the same—some smaller swell on Monday (4ft) and a bit of a bump on Tuesday (5ft to 6ft) but the wind is either cross or onshore at a fresh clip. Wednesday has some size, 6ft on the morning, but again it’s onshore from the NW. Thursday is a rain shower washout with a mushy 6ft on the 7-second period.
We do get a jump in quality on Friday the 18th with a 6ft swell from the WNW, but the period jumps to a very long 13 seconds. Combined swell energy is strong (984). That long period will favour the banks of a river mouth or a reef, but at Fistral-North, with that cross-onshore wind, it’ll be choppy and hard to manage. Saturday the 19th has a 7ft W swell on the morning, but it’s a cross-onshore mess with moderate breeze.
Now, the one standout in the whole 16-day window is on Sunday the 20th of September. The early morning window has a 6ft W swell riding in on a very long 14-second period. That is some proper groundswell, and it comes with a cross-offshore breeze from the SSW at 15 mph. The combined swell energy is super strong (1419). This will be the cleanest, best-shaped surf of the whole period. The break can handle it, but keep in mind, with that long period and bigger size, it might be a bit straight for a beach break. It’s for the more experienced crew at 6ft, and watch for the crowds because it’s often busy here. That Sunday afternoon though, the wind swings and the quality drops off a cliff.
After that, we trail off again. There’s a tiny moment on the 24th of September with a 5ft WNW swell and a light cross-offshore breeze giving clean conditions for a very ordinary wave, it’ll be small and weak. The very end of the run on the 28th of September has a 3ft W swell with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the ENE, but it’s a weak, small wave.
Honestly, if you can only go once, save your energy for the morning of the 20th. That’s the one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 432 | 262 | 225 | 181 | 70 | 324 | 406 | 618 | 725 | 573 | 400 | 280 | 284 | 599 | 975 | 775 | 416 | 698 | 846 | 836 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:12AM6.75m | 7:29PM6.87m | 7:47AM6.62m | 8:04PM6.58m | 8:20AM6.34m | 8:38PM6.17m | 8:54AM5.95m | 9:13PM5.69m | 9:30AM5.49m | 9:51PM5.16m | 10:10AM5.00m | 10:36PM4.66m | 11:04AM4.55m | 11:45PM4.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.07m | 1:48AM0.15m | 2:02PM0.27m | 2:19AM0.45m | 2:34PM0.59m | 2:50AM0.85m | 3:07PM1.01m | 3:22AM1.30m | 3:42PM1.48m | 3:59AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.95m | 4:48AM2.22m | 5:31PM2.37m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 5 | W 9 | NW 16 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 502 | 432 | 262 | 225 | 6 | 34 | 58 | — | — | 725 | 573 | 17 | 2 | 106 | 68 | 975 | 775 | 113 | 698 | 846 | 836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 181 | 70 | 324 | 406 | 618 | 66 | 41 | 400 | 280 | 284 | 599 | — | — | 416 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 326 | 232 | 96 | 96 | 218 | 492 | 232 | 232 | 142 | 47 | 218 | 512 | 218 | 218 | 205 |
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