Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.41° N 5.10° W

Fistral-South 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fistral-South sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.9° 

Fistral-South surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
50
50
51
51
103
149
263
309
429
447
451
421
402
359
359
423
314
273
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
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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cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:50
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6:22
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6:21
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Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
9
9
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
6
8
8
6
6
6
5
9
8
7
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
6
5
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