Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 146 | 110 | 91 | 68 | 150 | 253 | 560 | 1039 | 1391 | 1014 | 715 | 517 | 412 | 356 | 468 | 575 | 719 | 1145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27PM6.44m | 6:44AM6.33m | 7:00PM6.66m | 7:17AM6.50m | 7:32PM6.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.40m | 12:59PM0.37m | 1:19AM0.25m | 1:30PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 517 | 412 | 356 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 146 | 110 | 91 | 5 | 150 | 253 | 560 | 1039 | 1391 | 1014 | 715 | — | — | 9 | 468 | 575 | 719 | 1145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 262 | 35 | 207 | 218 | 271 | 542 | 103 | 134 | 217 | 138 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 386 | 47 | 258 | 138 |
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