Fistral-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s coming up for Fistral-South over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the first half of the outlook is a tough slog. From Thursday the 10th right through to the 21st, we’ve got a real flat spell with messy, poor conditions. The swell is mostly weak and mixed up with onshore or cross-shore winds. That water temp is sitting at 65°F currently, which is feeling *much warmer than normal* for this time of year—a good 4°F above average, so don’t go expecting your usual autumn chill just yet. But the surf? Not worth paddling out for. There’s a bit of energy around the 13th and 15th, but the wind is cross-on or onshore, and the period is short or just average, so it’s all chop and no shape.

We then hit a real quiet stretch through the 16th to the 21st, with nothing doing. That’s a long blank run of nearly a week with barely a wave to speak of.

Now, hang on, because things turn around proper. The standout window kicks off on Tuesday the 22nd. It’s small but clean for the morning, with a light east-northeast breeze giving us cross-off conditions—finally some clean lines, but only about 3ft of swell from the west, so it’s really just a warm-up.

The real gem is Wednesday the 23rd. That morning we’ve got a 8ft west swell with a period of 8 seconds and a light offshore wind from the southeast. The combined energy is ramping up, but by the afternoon it hits big time: 10ft of clean west swell coming in with a period of 10 seconds, light east-northeast wind giving us cross-off conditions, and the combined energy is a massive 1462—that’s serious power. This is the session for experienced surfers only. If you’re not confident in overhead-plus waves, let the crew who know what they’re doing take it.

Thursday the 24th is still excellent for the experts: 7ft in the morning and 5ft in the afternoon, both from the west-northwest, with a long 12-second period. That’s groundswell quality, and with moderate offshore winds from the east-southeast and southeast, the face will be clean and lined up. The crowd factor? Fistral-South can get busy, so expect company, especially on a day that good.

After that, Friday the 25th drops off a bit in quality, still surfable but nothing to write home about.

So, if you’re planning your week, the 23rd and 24th are the clear standouts. Big, clean, offshore, and powerful. The rest of the run? Not much going on. Get it while it’s good.

Rusty.

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