Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Fistral North over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – this is a tough run. We're looking at a real lean patch for the first ten days or so. There are some swells pushing through, but the wind is just wrecking it. We’ve got a lot of cross-shore and onshore breezes, and that's making a mess of things. For the first week, it's pretty much a write-off for anything decent.

The first sniff of something half-decent doesn't roll in until Saturday, September 5th. Saturday morning, it goes glassy – dead calm wind from the NNW at just 3 mph. We’ve got a small 4ft swell from the west with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is moderate at 232. It's not going to set the world on fire, and it's surfable but very ordinary. Still, that glassy morning window might be the best we get for a while, so if you're desperate for a paddle, that's your moment. The water is sitting at 65°, which feels a touch warmer than usual for early September.

Then Sunday, September 6th, the wind swings offshore from the SE at 16 mph. That's clean as a whistle, but the swell drops right away to just 2ft from the west, and the energy is a weak 64. It's clean but tiny.

Now, after that, it's back to the wilderness. The wind gets ugly again for most of the second week – a lot of cross-onshore junk from the WNW and WSW, with some decent sized swell but terrible conditions. On Monday, September 7th, we see a solid 7ft west swell with a long 11-second period and strong energy at 917, but the cross-onshore wind makes it a messy, choppy affair. The same story on Tuesday the 8th, with a 8ft west swell (893 energy), but again cross-onshore wind. It's the kind of setup that would be more fun on a kite than a surfboard.

Finally, the light at the end of the tunnel. Look ahead to Monday, September 14th. That’s the standout. We get a clean 4ft west swell, 12-second period, with light offshore winds from the SE in the morning and then glassy calm conditions in the afternoon. The combined energy is a solid 411. It's over a week away, so treat it as promising but not locked in, but the signals are good for clean, long-period groundswell. That longer period (12 seconds) means better shaped waves and more power, but it might make it a bit straight at the beach, so keep an eye on the banks. Tuesday the 15th still has some clean, small leftover waves, but the real window is that Monday. That's the one to circle on your calendar.

So, the bottom line: the next ten days are mostly a washout. The glassy window on Saturday the 5th is your only short-term hope for a clean but tiny wave. The real winner is that Monday the 14th, with clean, glassy conditions and a nice long-period swell. Hang in there.

- Rusty

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