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Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fistral-South today?

The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 3PM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)20s
Afternoon (15 Jan)11ft (3.5m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
!
!
3
2
2
4
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)201918171716161616151515151515141413131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1205302263656678552244574347396037844469548161386161544445893889302823942106172912691005778556
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
4.86
3:33AM
5.09
3:56PM
5.15
4:17AM
5.43
4:38PM
5.45
4:57AM
5.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
1.96
9:29PM
1.83
9:57AM
1.66
10:15PM
1.52
10:40AM
1.34
10:56PM
1.21
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:15-------8:14-------8:12-------
Sunset--4:44-------4:45-------4:46-----
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11---12111---------
Temp. °C999988888109888778101099988
Feels °C (?)886632232323333346555655
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