Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-North surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, WNW swell with 227 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fistral-North in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-North over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, Rusty here. I’ve been staring at the charts for Fistral-North, and I’ve got to tell you, it’s a grim picture for the next two weeks. We’re looking at a long, long stretch of poor surf, so if you’ve got a choice, maybe take up golf for a bit.
The whole run kicks off with nothing. Monday the 27th is a total mess - a 0.9m west-northwest swell, but the onshore wind is just blowing it all flat. The energy is pathetic (181). Tuesday the 28th is the only thing that even comes close to a recommendation. In the morning, the wind turns light from the south-southwest, cross-off, cleaning it right up. The swell is tiny, only 0.5m, but it’s clean. Then, Tuesday afternoon is your one and only window. The wind goes glassy. Dead calm. We’ll have a 0.7m swell from the west with a 9-second period. It’s nothing to write home about, but it will be the cleanest wave you’ll see for a fortnight. The water temp is dead average for July.
From Wednesday the 29th all the way into the first week of August, it’s a total drought. We’re talking tiny, wind-swamped slop with barely 0.6m on offer. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple. The size finally comes back around Thursday the 6th of August, with a 1.4m to 1.6m swell from the southwest, but the wind is a cross-onshore mess. The energy hits 229, but it’s all chop. By Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th of August, we get a bigger 1.8m west swell (348-508 energy), but the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore. The period is a short 7 to 9 seconds, so it’s just lumpy, messy junk. That’s kite-surfing conditions, not paddle surfing.
The last few days, the 9th, 10th and 11th of August, are just more of the same - size dropping back, but the wind is relentless.
So, here it is: if you absolutely must get wet, your only real shot is that tiny, glassy window on Tuesday afternoon the 28th at Fistral-North. Don’t expect much. The forecasts can turn, but I wouldn’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 66 | 46 | 41 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 134 | 126 | 143 | 206 | 91 | 56 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:40AM5.02m | 5:02PM5.30m | 5:24AM5.32m | 5:43PM5.64m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM1.65m | 11:26PM1.46m | 11:42AM1.34m | 00:05AM1.16m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 65 | 46 | 24 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 33 | — | 126 | — | — | 29 | 56 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 14 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 7 | 42 | 41 | — | 4 | — | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 16 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 5 |
| kJ | 78 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 134 | — | 143 | 206 | 91 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 218 | 218 | 232 | 270 | 133 | 42 | 270 | 241 | 402 | 645 | 219 | 386 | 292 | 4 |
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