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Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fistral-South today?
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 3AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1853 | 3972 | 3697 | 3049 | 2862 | 3287 | 5056 | 6096 | 5796 | 6807 | 6303 | 5839 | 10554 | 12463 | 12425 | 11484 | 10016 | 9213 | 7284 | 5810 | 4891 | 4657 | 4737 | 4477 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:21PM 5.37 | 9:46AM 5.55 | 10:20PM 5.04 | 10:47AM 5.22 | 11:25PM 4.84 | 11:53AM 5.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:41AM 1.41 | 4:22PM 1.46 | 4:41AM 1.72 | 5:23PM 1.70 | 5:46AM 1.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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