Fistral-South Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.41° N 5.10° W

Fistral-South 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fistral-South sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
146
110
91
68
150
253
560
1039
1391
1014
715
517
412
356
468
575
719
1145
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:27PM6.44m
6:44AM6.33m
7:00PM6.66m
7:17AM6.50m
7:32PM6.75m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.40m
12:59PM0.37m
1:19AM0.25m
1:30PM0.26m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
1
4
10
4
1
1
3
8
3
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
14
15
14
13
15
13
14
10
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
14
11
9
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