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Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
10.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fistral-South today?

The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 5PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)131111111212121213141515141414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4438370326735188547851116430760678328200787969325792516843693824285720841684151414301100942792
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
4.26
11:41PM
4.24
12:41PM
4.13
1:31AM
4.35
2:14PM
4.42
2:42AM
4.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
2.55
6:22AM
2.58
7:12PM
2.56
8:07AM
2.35
8:35PM
2.19
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise6:41-------6:39-------6:37-------
Sunset---6:19-------6:21-------6:22----
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--132--11-11---------11
Temp. °C10121212129666776677788988889
Feels °C (?)02222-1-4-4-4-3-3-3-1-1-1-112421234
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