Fistral-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Fistral South has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’ve got a long, quiet run before anything worth paddling out for shows up.

Kicking things off, we’re in a bit of a dry spell. From Monday the 10th right through to the morning of Tuesday the 18th, there’s nothing really on offer. The surf is tiny, mostly under 3ft, and the wind is either cross-on or onshore, chopping everything up. It’s a proper lull. Don’t bother waxing up just yet.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Wednesday afternoon, the 12th. The wind swings around to the east at just 3 mph, going glassy. The swell is a modest 3ft from the west with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate at 139. It’s a small wave, but clean. For a few hours, you might get a fun little crumbler if you’re patient. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Then we hit another quiet stretch. From Thursday the 13th all the way through to Wednesday the 19th, it’s more of the same – small, weak, and messy. Winds are mostly cross-on or onshore, and the swell energy stays low. A few days in there, like Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st, the wind goes offshore from the ESE or ENE, but the swell is tiny, only 1ft to 2ft. Clean but gutless.

Now, here’s the standout. It’s a long way off, so keep an eye on it, but Sunday the 23rd of August has some serious size looming. The morning shows a solid 10ft swell from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a massive 1436 – that’s very strong. However, the wind is cross-on from the NNW at 16 mph, so it’s going to be raw and bumpy. The afternoon settles a bit, with 8ft from the WNW and onshore wind from the WNW at 16 mph. This is expert territory only – over 8ft, and with the wind, it’s a beast. For the average surfer, it’s a watch-from-the-cliff day. Honestly, with that cross-on wind and the size, it might be more interesting for the kite crew than for paddle surfing.

After that, Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th drop back down to smaller, weaker swell, with onshore winds returning. The 25th has a 2ft swell from the west, but the period is a very long 15 seconds, and the energy is 308. That long period means it’ll be a clean, lined-up groundswell, but the wind is howling at 19 mph from the west, so it’s lumpy and blown out.

So, the best on offer? It’s a toss-up between the glassy but small window on Wednesday the 12th for a clean, gentle session, and the huge, raw power on Sunday the 23rd for the brave and experienced. Water temp is around 66°F, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Rusty out.

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