Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 59 | 88 | 137 | 261 | 348 | 227 | 163 | 136 | 167 | 224 | 323 | 746 | 1592 | 1398 | 1107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:40AM5.72m | 5:55PM6.12m | 6:12AM6.07m | 6:27PM6.44m | 6:44AM6.33m | 7:00PM6.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.90m | 00:16AM0.67m | 12:27PM0.58m | 00:48AM0.40m | 12:59PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 163 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 59 | 88 | 137 | 261 | 348 | 227 | — | 136 | 167 | 224 | 323 | 746 | 1592 | 1398 | 1107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 386 | 14 | 293 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 31 | 35 | 202 | 217 | 253 | 293 | 217 | 1 | 214 | 218 | 542 | 239 | 267 | 271 | 286 | 138 |
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