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Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fistral-South today?

The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 5AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.1
WNW
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)151514141413131312121211111111101010101111111811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60795300452736453048237621171739129010057925564593893192522421961962202374017361320
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
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		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
5.43
4:38PM
5.45
4:57AM
5.76
5:15PM
5.72
5:33AM
6.06
5:51PM
5.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15PM
1.52
10:40AM
1.34
10:56PM
1.21
11:19AM
1.04
11:32PM
0.93
11:55AM
0.79
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----8:12-------8:11-------8:11---
Sunset------4:46-------4:49-------4:50-
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111-----------1-1111----
Temp. °C87788101099888888888888998
Feels °C (?)432445555455676667666766
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