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Fistral-South Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Fistral-South surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fistral-South today?
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 10AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | |
341 | 329 | 317 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 263 | 242 | 238 | 229 | 175 | 171 | 120 | 108 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:36AM4.93m | 00:13AM5.09m | 1:04PM4.76m | 1:41AM5.07m | 2:27PM4.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM1.59m | 6:06PM1.89m | 7:02AM1.77m | 7:35PM1.93m | 8:25AM1.65m | 8:51PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | 8:32 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 341 | 329 | 317 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 263 | 242 | 238 | 229 | 175 | 171 | 120 | 108 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 30 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 57 | 94 | 155 | 169 | 64 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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