Fistral-South Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.41° N 5.10° W

Fistral-South 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fistral-South sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.6° 

Fistral-South surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.5
WNW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3
W
10
2.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
40
40
34
47
55
78
132
197
151
103
85
18
149
173
775
1806
1690
1252
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
S
30
SW
55
SW
50
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55PM6.12m
6:12AM6.07m
6:27PM6.44m
6:44AM6.33m
7:00PM6.66m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.67m
12:27PM0.58m
00:48AM0.40m
12:59PM0.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
7
3
2
1
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
15
16
15
15
14
13
14
12
15
15
14
12
14
10
9
11
13
13
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