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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 Saturday 09 May 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 1.0°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 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
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 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 9 | W 10 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | |
48 | 47 | 47 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:55AM4.62m | 11:28PM4.78m | 12:07PM4.53m | 00:41AM4.80m | 1:23PM4.68m | 1:52AM5.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM2.13m | 6:04AM2.10m | 6:30PM2.16m | 7:18AM1.97m | 7:43PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | 8:55 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | N 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
 kJ | 48 | 47 | 47 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 208 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 11 | — | W 13 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 22 | 98 | 218 | 311 | 320 | 272 | 10 | 254 | 220 | 194 | 176 | 262 | 206 | — | 89 | 60 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 210 | 232 | 27 | 54 | 249 | 240 | 283 | 291 | 283 | 291 | 397 | 94 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 110 | 110 | 31 | 543 | 281 | 243 | 243 | 281 |
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