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Fistral-South Surf Forecast
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Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fistral-South surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fistral-South sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fistral-South today?
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | |
694 | 584 | 506 | 476 | 400 | 458 | 541 | 707 | 694 | 606 | 606 | 496 | 426 | 426 | 346 | 339 | 339 | 290 | 284 | 273 | 230 | 225 | 183 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:19AM5.93m | 9:44PM6.04m | 10:17AM5.50m | 10:45PM5.66m | 11:23AM5.15m | 11:54PM5.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.97m | 4:19AM1.00m | 4:41PM1.33m | 5:25AM1.33m | 5:48PM1.61m | 6:35AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | 9:12 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
 kJ | 694 | 584 | 506 | 476 | 400 | 458 | 541 | 707 | 694 | 606 | 606 | 496 | 426 | 426 | 346 | 339 | 339 | 290 | 284 | 273 | 230 | 225 | 183 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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