Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-South surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with 135 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fistral-South this week:
The surf forecast for Fistral-South over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fistral-South in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-South over the next 16 days.
Right, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim run for a surf. The first worthwhile wave I can see is a bit of a rare find, and it’s not until Friday the 24th of July that we get something with a bit of grunt behind it.
That first standout is Fistral-South. For the Friday morning session on the 24th, we’ve got a swell pushing in at 4 feet from the west, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy of all the swells directed here is moderate at 258, so there’s some power in the water. The wind’s coming from the west at just 6 mph, giving us a cross-onshore breeze that keeps it a little bumpy but still rideable. It won’t be perfect, but it’s the best of a pretty sorry bunch. Crowds are often a thing here, so expect company.
The water temperature is about average for the time of year.
Now, before that, the 16-day window starts with a whole lotta nothing. From the 10th of July right through to the afternoon of the 24th, it’s basically a write-off. We’ve got tiny swell after tiny swell, with poor conditions and low scores. The wind is mostly cross-off or cross, but the waves are just too small and weak to bother with. There’s a few mornings with a bit of clean swell around 3-3 feet, but the period is short and the energy is weak—just 97 or 134 in the combined energy reading—so it’s not worth paddling out for anything more than a knee-high dribble.
It’s one of those runs where the forecasts can change, but right now it’s looking lean.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | N 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNE 5 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 95 | 51 | 67 | 41 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:57PM5.28m | 2:31AM5.42m | 3:07PM5.51m | 3:40AM5.65m | 4:11PM5.86m | 4:42AM5.96m | 5:09PM6.25m | 5:38AM6.26m | 6:02PM6.60m | 6:29AM6.48m | 6:51PM6.84m | 7:17AM6.57m | 7:38PM6.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM1.50m | 8:19PM1.51m | 8:57AM1.38m | 9:33PM1.26m | 10:06AM1.12m | 10:39PM0.91m | 11:07AM0.80m | 11:38PM0.54m | 12:01PM0.49m | 00:31AM0.24m | 12:51PM0.27m | 1:20AM0.07m | 1:37PM0.18m | 2:07AM0.06m | |||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | W 11 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | N 5 |
| kJ | 127 | 95 | 51 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 12 | N 4 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | WSW 18 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 26 | 9 | 67 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | — | SW 16 | — | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 23 | 42 | 23 | — | — | 41 | — | — | 22 | 12 | — | — | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 393 | 384 | 601 | 210 | 137 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 31 |
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