Fistral-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Fistral-South over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you – it’s a bit of a sorry picture for the most part.

The overall pattern is dominated by tiny, weak swells and onshore winds, which is a real shame. The water is sitting at 65°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but you won't be caring about that when you're bobbing around on nothing.

We start off on Thursday the 30th of July with tiny 2ft waves from the west, but a stiff 9 mph wind straight onshore makes it a complete mess. That pattern sticks around through the end of July and into the start of August. Friday the 31st sees a 2ft swell but it’s cross-onshore and the period is a shocker at 6 seconds, making it choppy and weak (54). Saturday the 1st of August isn't much better with 3ft and a period of only 5 seconds (59).

We get a brief glimmer on Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning shows a clean 2ft wave with a light offshore breeze from the ESE at 3 mph. But with the swell energy at a paltry 34 and the height barely a ripple, it's still just a float-around on a log, not a proper surf.

The only day that gets a nod as "surfable" is Monday the 3rd of August. The morning session is glassy, with a 2ft wave from the WSW and a period of 9 seconds (82). It’s small, but glassy conditions are a major positive, and the longer period will give it a bit of push. That's the best you're getting for over a week. After that morning, it's back to onshore mush.

We then hit a long, bleak run. From Tuesday the 4th of August through to Saturday the 9th of August, the swell is tiny – mostly 1.0ft to 2ft – with a mix of onshore and cross-onshore winds. The energy values are consistently below 50, some as low as 6. It’s just not worth a paddle.

There's a flicker of hope on Sunday the 9th of August in the afternoon. We see a 4ft swell from the WSW (193) with clean cross-offshore winds from the SSW at 9 mph. The period is a short 7 seconds, which means it won't be the cleanest, but for this area in this window, it's the standout. It’s the only pulse of real moderate energy in the whole 16 days. Monday the 10th drops back to weak 4ft surf, and then from Tuesday the 11th onward through to Friday the 14th of August, it's all back to weak, onshore, tiny slop.

To be honest, if you're a kiter, that Sunday the 9th with a clean 9 mph cross-off might look more interesting than a paddle surf. For the rest of us, the only true standout is that glassy 2ft session on the morning of Monday the 3rd of August. Everything else is a write-off. The forecast can change, but this is a proper flat spell for Fistral-South.

Rusty.

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