Fistral-South 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.41° N 5.10° W

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fistral-South sea temperature is

18.2° C

Fistral-South surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 21					Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	W 9	NNW 6	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8
Wave Graph
kJ	33	33	33	51	55	43	40	62	51	51	62	91	82	85	88	14	43	14	13	13	12
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		11:02AM5.33m				11:26PM5.27m				11:54AM4.98m				00:23AM4.88m				12:56PM4.72m
Low Tide				5:19PM1.53m				5:49AM1.68m				6:13PM1.88m				6:45AM2.00m					7:18PM2.13m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	9:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:16	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	15	16	16	16	18	18	17	17	20	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	16	14	14	13	14	11	10	11	12	12	13	17	16	15	17	21	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	N 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	33	33	33	33	32	31	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	73	43	30	20	20	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	W 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8
kJ	1	1	1	10	10	10	10	5	5	5	4	4	8	8	8	14	14	14	13	13	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	SW 16	—	W 7	W 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	W 14	SW 14
kJ	5	5	10	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	8	8	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	27	27	28	51	55	43	40	62	51	51	62	91	82	85	88	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boobys Cornwall (North)	Penhale Cornwall (North)	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Los Locos Cantabria	Playa Bahinas Asturias	Rhos-On-Sea Wales - North	Rhos-On-Sea Wales - North	Rhos-On-Sea Wales - North	Rhos-On-Sea Wales - North	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	St Finan's Bay Kerry	Playa de Penarrubia Asturias	Fraisthorpe North East England	Fraisthorpe North East England	Ballybunion Kerry	Duckpool Bay Cornwall (North)	Little Fistral Cornwall (North)	Penhale Cornwall (North)	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	15	4	386	779	763	336	336	336	336	249	249	399	764	522	522	393	64	1	4	566	55
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall	Constantine Bay	Constantine Bay															Duckpool Bay	Polzeath	Penhale		Sennen Cove
Rating (10 max)	1	1															1	1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Scarborough North Bay North East England	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)				Rhos-On-Sea Wales - North	Rhos-On-Sea Wales - North	Staithes North East England	The Cove North East England	Beadnell Bay North East England	Balephuil (Tiree) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Robin Hoods Bay North East England		Bridlington North East England	Scarborough North Bay North East England	Bamburgh North East England	The Cove North East England	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	The Cove North East England	Freswick Bay Scot - East Coast	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)
Rating (10 max)	1	1				1	1	1	1	2	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cyclops Australia	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	The Hoek South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5

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