Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fistral-South today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fistral-South at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fistral-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 26 | 41 | 59 | 110 | 98 | 125 | 117 | 110 | 139 | 139 | 175 | 186 | 279 | 267 | 288 | 282 | 233 | 228 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03PM6.19m | 5:30AM6.18m | 5:52PM6.64m | 6:17AM6.50m | 6:37PM6.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.54m | 11:53AM0.48m | 00:21AM0.17m | 12:37PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 41 | 59 | 110 | 98 | 125 | 117 | 110 | 139 | 139 | 175 | 186 | 279 | 267 | 288 | 282 | 233 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 12 | — | S 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 402 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 30 | 231 | 231 | 146 |
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