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Fistral-South Surf Forecast
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Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | |
118 | 116 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 100 | 100 | 104 | 123 | 114 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 5:10AM6.07m | 5:30PM6.09m | 5:46AM6.19m | 6:03PM6.23m | 6:19AM6.23m | 6:36PM6.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.71m | 11:48PM0.71m | 12:04PM0.63m | 00:20AM0.63m | 12:35PM0.63m | 00:52AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | 8:42 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 37 | 116 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 100 | 100 | 104 | 123 | 114 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 118 | 64 | 16 | 11 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | — | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 64 | — | 61 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 16 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 52 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 206 | 206 | 202 | 205 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 217 |
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