Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | NNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 38 | 78 | 106 | 94 | 80 | 5 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:23PM6.83m | 8:47AM6.34m | 9:08PM6.57m | 9:31AM6.06m | 9:52PM6.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.24m | 2:51AM0.21m | 3:05PM0.43m | 3:34AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 66 | 58 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 13 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 12 | S 12 | W 10 | — | W 10 | SW 19 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 15 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | — | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 38 | 78 | 106 | 94 | 80 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 9 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 898 | 393 | 405 | 393 | 393 | 402 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 544 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 249 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 399 | |
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