Fistral-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get real about what we’ve got coming up for Fistral-South. I’ve stared at the charts and, straight up, the next week and a half is looking pretty grim. We’re staring down a big dead period with no real surf on the cards.

We start on Friday, August 14th with some small, weak W swell around 3ft, but it’s coming straight onshore with a 6-9 mph breeze. The energy reading is only 129, so it’s really weak and the report just says “poor surf conditions” right from the start. That pattern sticks around all weekend. Saturday is cross-onshore and choppy, Sunday and Monday are just tiny and sloppy. We get a little bump from the west again on Tuesday the 18th, with 4-4ft swells, but the wind is howling cross-shore at 12-19 mph making a mess of it.

Moving into the second week, Wednesday the 19th kicks off with a 2ft swell from the NW (10 sec period) that looks okay in the early morning with a light breeze, but the energy is still low (138). That tiny window gets ruined again by stronger cross-onshore wind later in the day. Through Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of that week, the wind stays a problem, either onshore or cross-onshore with speeds up to 19 mph, making the 4-5ft swells completely unsurfable. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

Now, for the one true standout – and it’s a long way off. It’s not until early on Thursday, August 27th that things finally look interesting. We get a morning session with clear skies and a strong offshore wind from the ESE blowing at 19 mph. The swell is a solid 5ft from the WNW with a 9-second period, and the combined energy hits 372. That’s a moderate-to-strong pulse. The report even says “fresh offshore and clean.” This is the one. This is what you wait for. It’s just for the experts though, at 5ft with that much energy and offshore wind, it will be powerful and hollow on the bank.

We also get a glimpse on Wednesday, August 26th, the day before. The afternoon is almost glassy with a 4ft W swell, giving us “glassy” conditions. It’s ordinary, but with no wind, you could have a nice, clean little session on a longboard. For anyone just getting started, that’s your only look. The rest of the window – the final days of August – is stuffed with onshore wind, rain, and tiny waves.

So to wrap it up: the entire forecast until August 26th is a write-off. The only real, heart-pumping surf is Thursday, August 27th’s morning session – that offshore wind combo is a gift. Get on it if you’re a charger. For the rest, it’s a long wait.

Rusty.

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