
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 23ft (7.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | SW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | W 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1148 | 859 | 542 | 1871 | 6759 | 16456 | 17984 | 13103 | 9600 | 6898 | 4982 | 2845 | 1985 | 1577 | 984 | 2416 | 5662 | 8686 | 8650 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:26PM5.25m | 3:52AM5.33m | 4:07PM5.73m | 4:30AM5.83m | 4:46PM6.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM1.40m | 10:05AM1.31m | 10:28PM0.93m | 10:44AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — |
1148 | 859 | 542 | 1871 | 6759 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 245 | 172 | 93 | 39 | 16 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 370 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | WNW 11 | W 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
— | 25 | 7 | 56 | 180 | 16456 | 17984 | 13103 | 9600 | 6898 | 4982 | 2845 | 1985 | 1577 | 984 | 2416 | 5662 | 8686 | 8650 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 405 | 490 | 239 | 73 | 147 | 514 | 534 | 533 | 755 | 258 | 258 | 47 | 218 | 514 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 755 |
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