Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 24 Apr 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
341
335
317
273
273
273
268
263
268
238
229
175
171
120
108
83
81
68
64
46
45
58
44
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53PM5.40m
11:36AM4.93m
00:13AM5.09m
1:04PM4.76m
1:41AM5.07m
2:27PM4.92m
Low Tide
5:34AM1.59m
6:06PM1.89m
7:02AM1.77m
7:35PM1.93m
8:25AM1.65m
8:51PM1.72m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:28
8:30
8:30
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
5
4
3
4
7
7
6
5
6
6
7
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Energy kJ
200
341
335
317
273
273
273
268
263
268
238
229
175
171
120
108
83
81
68
64
46
45
58
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
1
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
19
19
18
18
14
11
7
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
94
57
94
155
169
64
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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