Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-South surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, WNW swell with 398 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fistral-South in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-South over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's take a look at what Fistral-South is doing for the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a rough start, so don't get too excited. The early days are looking pretty poor.
We're starting on Sunday, 26 July with a messy onshore wind from the NW at 22 mph blowing into a 7ft swell from the WNW. With a short period of 8 seconds and that wind howling onshore, it's just poor conditions all round (combined energy 555). Don't bother. That messy onshore stuff continues through Monday and into Tuesday morning, but things settle down a little later on Tuesday, 28 July. By Tuesday afternoon, we've got glassy conditions with a light breeze and a clean 2ft swell from the W, period 9 seconds. It's not epic, but it's surfable and clean. The water temp is 65°F, which is a touch warmer than the norm for this time of year.
The rest of that first week and into the start of August is either flat or blown out. From Wednesday, 29 July through to Saturday, 1 August, the best you'll find is some knee-high slop, often with an onshore wind. There's a real gap here where it's not worth getting wet.
Into the second week, we get a bit more action. On Monday, 3 August a 3ft swell from the W (period 10 seconds) rolls in under a cross-shore breeze, but the combined energy is only 155, so it's weak. Then Tuesday, 4 August sees a jump in size with a 6ft W swell, but it's ruined by fresh 19 mph cross-shore winds (combined energy 563). That makes for lumpy, junky conditions. This pattern of building swell but with cross-shore or onshore winds continues through Wednesday, 5 August, and Thursday, 6 August, when it gets even bigger but messier with 7ft to 5ft of swell and a moderate cross-onshore breeze. This is honestly looking more suited for the kite surfers than a paddle surfer. It's not going to be a fun session.
Late in the second week, on Saturday, 8 August, we've got a serious pulse of 10ft swell from the WSW (period 10 seconds) and a combined energy of 1886. That's a lot of power, but it's rolling in under a cross-onshore 9 mph breeze. The size and wind make it a real beast and it's far too big for anyone who isn't an expert. The conditions just aren't clean. The final days, from Sunday, 9 August to Monday, 10 August, see a return to small, onshore-affected windswell with fresh breezes making for a lumpy finish.
In short, there is no standout window. The only half-decent chance is that clean and glassy window on Tuesday afternoon, 28 July, even though it's small. The big swell on Saturday, 8 August has the energy, but the onshore wind spoils it. The whole period is mostly a write-off for clean, quality surf.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 555 | 452 | 398 | 126 | 81 | 58 | 41 | 78 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 22 | 233 | 152 | 143 | 212 | 90 | 59 | 59 | 19 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:15PM4.98m | 4:40AM5.02m | 5:02PM5.30m | 5:24AM5.32m | 5:43PM5.64m | 6:02AM5.60m | 6:20PM5.94m | 6:37AM5.84m | 6:54PM6.18m | 7:11AM6.01m | 7:27PM6.34m | 7:44AM6.11m | 8:00PM6.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM1.95m | 10:41PM1.78m | 11:00AM1.65m | 11:26PM1.46m | 11:42AM1.34m | 00:05AM1.16m | 12:18PM1.05m | 00:41AM0.90m | 12:53PM0.82m | 1:15AM0.71m | 1:26PM0.67m | 1:48AM0.60m | 1:58PM0.60m | 2:21AM0.57m | |||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 62 | 65 | 58 | 24 | 78 | 55 | 51 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | 212 | 90 | 1 | 59 | 19 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 14 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 126 | 7 | 42 | 41 | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | SW 16 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | N 4 | — | W 7 | N 4 | NW 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | 555 | 452 | 398 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 19 | 233 | 152 | 143 | 6 | — | 59 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 758 | 231 | 96 | 231 | 210 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 402 | 217 | 1 | 270 | 146 | 40 | 231 | 241 | 40 | 253 | 40 |
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