Fistral-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking, but I gotta be straight with you – it's a pretty flat run for a while. We're looking at Fistral South for the next sixteen days, and honestly, for the first week or so, you might as well wax your board just for the exercise of looking at it.

The water is about average for this time of year, sitting at 65°F with a touch warmer than normal feel – nothing to write home about.

Right, starting us off. From Sunday the 26th right through to Friday the 31st of July, it's a write-off. We've got onshore winds, mainly from the NW, and the swell is small and weak. You're looking at combined swell energy of 555 dropping down to 30, all with that "poor surf conditions" tag. There's simply nothing for us here.

Then we hit a bit of a gap. Saturday the 1st of August is still tiny, with energy as low as 30. It's not until Sunday morning the 2nd of August that we finally see a glimmer. We get a glassy, calm morning with a 4ft swell from the WSW, period of 9 seconds, and combined energy of 254. The wind is dead calm, glass. It's small but clean, and it's the first decently shaped wave we've seen. It's "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions", which for this stretch is a win. The afternoon picks up a bit to 5ft, but the wind swings cross-on, so the morning is your window.

Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th of August are small again, waist-high at best, and while the wind is cross-off (clean), the size is just too weak to get excited about – energy around 80-104.

Then the real kicker comes. Looking way ahead to Friday the 7th of August, the models are hinting at a serious pulse. We see a 12ft swell from the W with a 10-second period. The combined energy jumps to a massive 2433 – that's serious, groundswell energy. But, and it's a big but, the wind is a strong cross-onshore from the W at 16 mph. This will be big, messy, and for experts only. The strong onshore wind will chop it up real bad. Saturday the 8th stays big at 10ft, but still with strong, messy winds.

For the standout, if you're an experienced surfer and you want to paddle out, the best on offer is that Sunday morning, the 2nd of August. It's not epic, but it's the cleanest, most manageable wave in the whole window. The glassy conditions make up for the lack of size.

For the brave few, that Friday the 7th of August has size, but it's a wild, wind-affected beast. Short period, onshore chop, and over 8ft – that's expert territory only, and honestly, that setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer given the strong cross-shore wind.

So, a long blank run, a brief moment of peace on the 2nd, then a raw, powerful but messy end to the week. Keep the faith.

Rusty.

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