Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 46 | 76 | 97 | 218 | 270 | 297 | 263 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:21PM5.72m | 5:40AM5.72m | 5:55PM6.12m | 6:12AM6.07m | 6:27PM6.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM1.28m | 11:43PM1.03m | 11:54AM0.90m | 00:16AM0.67m | 12:27PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | SW 11 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 50 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 21 | — | — | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 25 | 4 | 46 | 76 | 97 | 218 | 270 | 297 | 263 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 370 | 15 | 210 | 265 | 386 | 386 | 110 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 202 | 231 | 404 | 271 | 401 | 1 |
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