Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.2
WSW
15
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
130
127
96
96
70
68
46
41
41
25
26
26
26
22
27
32
47
73
89
116
110
230
190
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:37PM5.32m
3:57AM5.47m
4:20PM5.53m
4:39AM5.61m
5:00PM5.71m
5:18AM5.72m
Low Tide
9:37AM1.40m
9:58PM1.44m
10:20AM1.27m
10:41PM1.27m
10:59AM1.16m
11:19PM1.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:17
9:20
Temp °C
21
21
20
18
16
15
15
15
17
20
17
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
19
18
17
16
14
14
15
14
15
17
13
11
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
Energy kJ
174
130
127
96
96
70
68
46
41
41
25
25
25
24
13
27
31
44
72
81
83
92
230
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
4
8
8
8
4
4
2
2
10
25
25
26
26
26
22
5
32
47
73
89
116
110
26
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
3
3
4
22
23
23
24
24
40
41
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
3
5
5
3
1
1
3
11
9
8
8
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
202
6
0
0
0
0
0
14
202
35
231
14
232
41
35
35
231
1
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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