Fistral-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Fistral-North over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’ve gotta be honest with you – this stretch is a tough watch. There is no standout period of clean, punchy surf. The first real chance to get wet doesn't come until Friday the 21st of August, and even that is pretty average.

The forecast kicks off with a lot of cross-on wind. We’ve got some consistent waist-to-chest high swell around Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th, but it’s being hammered by fresh onshore winds. Wave energy is moderate, hitting 297 (combined energy) on Wednesday afternoon and jumping up to 799 on Thursday morning, but the conditions are just lumpy and poor. For a spot exposed like this, that’s a no-go for a decent paddle.

The best of a pretty ordinary bunch looks like Friday morning the 21st of August. We get a drop in swell to about 3ft from the west, but the wind swings light cross-off from the ENE at just 6 mph. That’ll clean things up nicely for a couple of hours. It’s only small, but the water temp is sitting at a toasty 66°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a nice bonus if you’re out there with a shorty. Take it for what it is – surfable waves but very ordinary conditions overall.

After that, we go into a dry spell. From Saturday the 22nd right through to Monday the 24th of August, the swell drops right out, with energy readings falling into double digits. We’re talking knee-high slop, maybe even flat, with mostly cross-on breezes. Nothing to write home about.

Then things try to pick up again on Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th of August. The swell ticks back up to chest high, and the wind is coming from the south, giving us some cross-off flow. The issue is the wave energy is moderate at best (144 to 233), and the conditions are still described as poor. It’s clean, yes, but there’s no power behind it.

Further out, there is a glimmer of something bigger around Saturday the 29th of August. We could see swell pushing up to 6ft from the west-northwest, with moderate wave energy climbing to 550. The problem is the wind is onshore again from the northwest, so it’ll be a messy, lumpy affair. That’s one for the experts only if the wind cooperates, but right now it doesn’t look promising.

The very tail end of the forecast, into the 1st of September, shows a similar story: waist-high plus swell, south winds keeping it clean but on the cross-off side, and the wave energy is moderate. It’s marginal at best.

For the next 16 days, there’s no real stand-out session. The only window worth a look is that Friday morning the 21st of August. The rest is a write-off or too far out to bank on. Keep an eye on the charts, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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