Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 9PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
710 | 675 | 627 | 495 | 441 | 339 | 235 | 185 | 136 | 108 | 90 | 47 | 42 | 32 | 39 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:57AM4.97m | 11:25PM4.73m | 11:55AM4.57m | 00:36AM4.36m | 1:20PM4.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM1.94m | 5:40AM2.17m | 6:19PM2.31m | 6:58AM2.45m | 7:54PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | W 9 | N 5 |
8 | 21 | 627 | 495 | 441 | 339 | 235 | 185 | 136 | 108 | 90 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 39 | 54 | 56 | 42 | 19 | 25 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | W 9 |
— | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 65 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — |
710 | 675 | — | 18 | 17 | 25 | 37 | 41 | 72 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 42 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 240 | 559 | 231 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 73 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 40 |
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