Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 BST
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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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fistral-South today?

The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
606
606
496
426
426
346
339
339
290
284
273
230
225
179
168
133
132
166
173
207
207
171
210
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
NE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM5.50m
10:45PM5.66m
11:23AM5.15m
11:54PM5.37m
12:35PM4.97m
1:05AM5.23m
Low Tide
4:41PM1.33m
5:25AM1.33m
5:48PM1.61m
6:35AM1.53m
7:00PM1.74m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:10
9:12
9:14
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
20
21
20
21
22
22
22
14
16
15
17
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
13
13
12
14
16
17
20
21
20
21
22
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Energy kJ
694
606
606
496
426
426
346
339
339
290
284
273
230
225
179
168
133
132
166
173
207
207
171
171
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
Energy kJ
7
7
7
8
8
19
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
25
76
158
210
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
6
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
1
0
0
0
1
6
0
27
30
30
30
4
4
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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