Fistral-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s talk about what we’ve got here. It’s looking like a bit of a mixed bag for Fistral-South over the coming days. The water’s sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than we’d normally expect for this time of year, so that’s a nice little bonus if you’re paddling out.

Alright, so let’s be honest: the next few days are pretty grim. Saturday afternoon kicks off with a weak 4 ft swell from the west, but the wind is a cross-on mess, and the combined swell energy is a paltry 337 – weak as dishwater. It’s a write-off.

Sunday morning offers a bit of hope with clean conditions and a fresh offshore breeze from the SSE, but the swell has dropped to a tiny 2 ft with energy of just 85. It’s clean but there’s hardly anything to ride. Sunday afternoon is a bit cleaner but even smaller at 2 ft.

Monday the 7th sees a jump in size – 7 ft from the west with a very long period of 13 seconds – and the combined energy rockets up to 1487, which is strong. But it’s cross-on and choppy, making for messy, poor conditions. It’s a real shame because there’s power there, and a long-period groundswell like that would be a dream on a point or reef, but at a beach break it’ll just close out in the onshore junk. This is really only for the experts if they’re desperate, but honestly, it’s not good.

The whole stretch from Monday the 7th through to Saturday the 14th is pretty much a write-off. There are small windows, like Thursday morning the 10th with a clean 3 ft, but the energy is a pathetic 89, and Saturday afternoon the 12th goes glassy with a 4 ft swell and 234 energy – that’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s still just “surfable but ordinary.” That’s how it is for over a week.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. After that long, dry spell, Thursday morning the 17th finally shows some promise. We’ve got a 6 ft swell from the WNW, combined swell energy of 278, and it’s glassy – dead calm. That is the standout. The swell is a bit on the bigger side for beginners, but it’s clean, and that’s what we’ve been waiting for. Thursday afternoon keeps it clean with a cross-off breeze and a 5 ft swell.

After that, it drops back down into the average-to-poor category through the 18th, 19th, and 20th with small 2 ft to 4 ft waves.

So, if you’re looking for the best on offer, it’s Thursday the 17th morning – that’s the one. It’s a week and a half away, so don’t mark it in stone yet, but it’s the only real standout in the whole window. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too messy. Given how consistent Fistral-South can be, a blank run like this is a bit of a bummer, but forecasts always change.

Rusty.

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