
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
862 | 1325 | 1225 | 1003 | 901 | 764 | 503 | 411 | 341 | 251 | 198 | 191 | 149 | 106 | 98 | 69 | 823 | 1785 | 2481 | 2114 | 2144 | 1842 | 1541 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:54AM4.87m | 4:12PM5.29m | 4:34AM5.36m | 4:49PM5.78m | 5:08AM5.83m | 5:23PM6.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM1.72m | 10:34PM1.39m | 10:47AM1.25m | 11:09PM0.92m | 11:22AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
862 | 1325 | 1225 | 1003 | 901 | 764 | 503 | 411 | 341 | 251 | 198 | 191 | 149 | 106 | 98 | 69 | 823 | 1785 | 2481 | 2114 | 2144 | 1842 | 1541 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | WNW 16 | W 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
308 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 50 | 96 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 17 | WNW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 96 | 26 |
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