Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 8PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 77 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 103 | 149 | 263 | 309 | 449 | 465 | 451 | 421 | 402 | 359 | 359 | 365 | 314 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:31AM4.68m | 11:07PM4.34m | 11:47AM4.42m | 00:39AM4.21m | 1:23PM4.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM2.27m | 5:30AM2.43m | 6:31PM2.43m | 7:06AM2.46m | 8:00PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 106 | 77 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 33 | 149 | 263 | 309 | 449 | 465 | 451 | 421 | 402 | 359 | 359 | 365 | 314 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 10 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 103 | 18 | — | 12 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | W 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 14 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 271 |
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