Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Fistral North has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a grim run to kick things off. We’ve got a stretch of flat, messy days to start. The water’s sitting at 65°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – about 3°F above average, so you can leave the thickest wetsuit at home for now. But the surf? There’s nothing worth paddling out for on Saturday the 1st or Sunday the 2nd. Small, weak swell with cross-onshore wind, and the combined energy is barely making it into double figures (56 on Saturday morning). It’s just a whole lot of nothing.

Monday the 3rd morning offers a tiny window. We’ve got 3ft of swell from the WSW with glassy conditions. The combined energy is still weak (96) and the period is short at 8 seconds, so it’s a bit gutless. But if you’re desperate for a splash, that’s the only time the score ticks into “surfable but ordinary” territory. It’s not good, but it’s better than a blank.

Then we hit a real rough patch. From Monday afternoon right through to Friday the 7th, it’s all poor surf conditions with strong onshore and cross-shore winds. Tuesday the 4th sees winds gusting 15-19 mph from the SW, just tearing the place up. The swell bumps up to 5ft on Wednesday the 5th with moderate wave energy (243 in the morning), but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore. That’s more of a washing machine than a surf session – honestly, it might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Thursday the 6th stays lumpy with 5ft swell, still cross-onshore, and the energy drops back a little. Friday the 7th morning goes glassy again, but the swell is tiny at 2ft with only 30 energy. Not enough to push you down the line.

We get a few days of small, wind-affected dribble over the weekend of the 8th and 9th. Sunday the 9th has a pulse of 4ft from the WNW, but it’s onshore and short period – just lumpy.

Now, here’s the one glimmer. Wednesday morning, the 12th of August. We finally see something come together. The swell is 3ft from the W with a 10-second period, and the wind is light offshore from the SE. Combined energy is a moderate 146. This is clean, rideable, and the wind is in our favor. This is the standout of the whole 16-day window. Fistral North is fairly exposed to the WSW, and the swell direction is a match. It’s not a big day, but after all that garbage, this is the session to target. Expect some company though – crowds are likely here.

The run up to the 12th isn’t great, and after that, we slide back into messy onshore winds and choppy conditions through the 13th, 14th, and 15th. Saturday the 16th has some size – 5ft in the morning from the WNW – with a clean cross-offshore breeze, but the period is only 6 seconds and the wind picks up to 16 mph by the afternoon, making it lumpy. It’s a frustrating pattern.

So to wrap it up: this is a lean spell. The first 11 days are mostly a write-off. The only true standout is Wednesday the 12th morning – get on it if you can. After that, it’s more of the same struggle. Keep an eye on the forecasts, though; it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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