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Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 26 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
9.9° 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 11AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
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6
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
WSW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
2.5
SSW
4
SSW
6
WSW
6.5
W
6.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
3
WNW
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)141313121212121212101114141414131817171717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)405329202206159515478007657529551255331714268173701721510884844249241097110002876110257894995616751
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
45
S
55
S
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
5.65
10:40PM
5.33
11:12AM
5.30
11:51PM
5.11
12:32PM
5.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
1.25
4:29PM
1.36
4:57AM
1.55
5:38PM
1.65
6:17AM
1.74
7:03PM
1.76
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise--8:03-------8:02-------8:00-----
Sunset----5:01-------5:02-------5:05---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----3313221-1121------1-1
Temp. °C889109101012121088876667899888
Feels °C (?)345201253-1-2-2-10331221110-1
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