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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 Wednesday 29 Apr 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fistral-South today?
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
300 | 290 | 232 | 228 | 172 | 123 | 118 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 95 | 84 | 86 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 4:54PM5.87m | 5:10AM6.07m | 5:30PM6.09m | 5:46AM6.19m | 6:03PM6.23m | 6:19AM6.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.87m | 11:13PM0.88m | 11:32AM0.71m | 11:48PM0.71m | 12:04PM0.63m | 00:20AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | 8:40 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 300 | 290 | 232 | 228 | 172 | 123 | 118 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 95 | 84 | 86 | 57 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | NW 12 | — | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 31 | 58 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 11 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 6 | — | 22 | 54 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 86 | 90 | 86 | 93 | 73 | 69 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 239 | 256 | 210 | 239 | 210 | 206 | 202 | 210 | 202 | 202 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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