Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.41° N 5.10° W

Fistral-South 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fistral-South sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.8° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 4PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)21ft (6.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
WNW
13
6
WNW
12
5.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
8
3.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
WNW
12
5
WNW
12
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15500
10509
7777
5985
4404
2845
2111
1606
970
2012
5343
8291
8198
8271
8205
8273
7121
5946
5176
3741
2805
Wind (km/h)
65
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
SW
45
SW
55
SSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
WNW
50
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:07PM5.73m
4:30AM5.83m
4:46PM6.19m
5:07AM6.28m
5:23PM6.57m
Low Tide
10:05AM1.31m
10:28PM0.93m
10:44AM0.86m
11:05PM0.52m
11:22AM0.46m
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7:54
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7:56
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6:58
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6:10
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5:08
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 mm
3
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
-3
-2
-1
1
3
4
6
6
5
3
5
6
4
1
0
0
1
1
4
6
7
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