Fistral-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this out there. The next couple weeks or so are looking pretty ordinary for surf around here, so don’t go getting your hopes up too high. Fistral-South is the only break on the radar, and honestly, it’s a bit of a slow run. There’s one morning that’s worth getting wet for, but a lot of flat or blown-out days to sit through before you get there.

The good news starts early, but it doesn't last. On Friday morning, the 3rd of July, there is a short window of proper surf at Fistral-South. You’ve got a clean 4-ft swell out of the west, with a 10-second period. That’s a nice, solid groundswell with some push behind it. The wind is a light cross-off from the SSE at 3 mph, so it’s going to be glassy and clean. The combined energy is moderate at 333. The water temperature is sitting at 62°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That is the standout session, no question.

But by Friday afternoon, that window slams shut. The wind swings onshore and picks up to 12 mph from the west, making it choppy and messy. Saturday morning, the 4th, the swell drops to 3 ft, and we’ve got onshore wind again, so that’s out. Sunday the 5th is more of the same: small, onshore, and uninviting. Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th are tiny, with weak energy and cross-onshore or onshore winds.

From Wednesday the 8th through to Tuesday the 14th, it’s mostly small slop. There’s a moment on Thursday morning the 9th where the wind goes offshore from the ESE at 6 mph, and the waves are clean, but it’s only 2-ft of swell. That’s surfable, but very ordinary. The same deal pops up on Friday the 10th afternoon – clean little 2-ft waves, but nothing to write home about.

There’s a period of moderate energy on Tuesday the 14th morning, with a 3-ft swell from the west at an 11-second period, giving us moderate energy at 264. The wind is offshore from the east at 16 mph, so it will be clean, but the wind is stiff enough that paddling out might be a fight. That’s a possible session for someone who doesn’t mind a battle. Wednesday the 15th morning has offshore winds cranking at 28 mph from the SE. The swell is 3 ft, but with that much offshore wind, it’s going to be clean but incredibly hard to paddle into. Not a beginner’s day.

Looking further out, on Saturday the 18th the swell kicks up. Morning sees 6 ft from the WSW with an 8-second period, and by the afternoon it’s 7 ft from the same direction with a 10-second period. That’s strong energy – 479 and 904 respectively. But the wind is onshore from the NNW at 9 mph. That’s going to be a messy, choppy mess. For 7-ft waves, it’s expert-only territory anyway, and with onshore wind, it’s pretty much just blown-out. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing if you ask me.

So to sum it up: if you want the best of a quiet run, get out Friday morning the 3rd of July while it’s clean. Otherwise, you’re looking at a long gap of small, messy, or blown-out days until maybe Wednesday the 15th if you’re keen, or Saturday the 18th if you just want size and don’t mind the wind.

Rusty.

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