Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-South surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, WNW swell with 380 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW 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 Wednesday (Aug 12) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fistral-South in the next 16 days are 1.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-South over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s run through the same picture for Fistral South, but in feet and miles per hour.
It’s a bit of a grim outlook for the first stretch. For several days, the surf is pretty small, but the wind is mostly cross-onshore, making things lumpy and unappealing. There’s a long dry spell with no real recommendations until Wednesday the 21st.
Your first real shot is the morning of Friday the 21st of August. Swell is small, around 3 to 4ft out of the west, but the wind is light and cross-offshore from the east-southeast at about 12 mph. It should be clean. The combined swell energy is moderate (214). The water is around 66°F, which is a solid 4°F warmer than usual – that’s notable. It’s a “surfable” morning, but nothing to write home about.
The following morning, Saturday the 22nd, the swell drops to about 2ft from the west. A light cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast at 6 mph keeps it glassy. The energy is low (93), so bring a big board if you’re heading out.
Later in the month, around the 26th and 27th, the swell picks up to a consistent 4ft from the west, with a period of 10 seconds. That’s a decent long-period groundswell, and the wave energy is strong (319). But the wind stays onshore from the northwest at 12-18 mph. For a beach break, onshore wind will just close it out. It’s a miss.
The pick of the whole window is still that Friday 21st morning at Fistral South. It’s only small and the conditions are just ok, but it’s the only time you’ll get clean surf. The rest is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 175 | 269 | 237 | 184 | 129 | 153 | 132 | 99 | 78 | 73 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 148 | 128 | 80 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:52PM6.64m | 6:17AM6.50m | 6:37PM6.94m | 7:00AM6.68m | 7:19PM7.04m | 7:40AM6.69m | 7:58PM6.95m | 8:18AM6.55m | 8:37PM6.67m | 8:56AM6.26m | 9:15PM6.25m | 9:33AM5.88m | 9:53PM5.75m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.17m | 12:37PM0.18m | 1:04AM-0.04m | 1:19PM0.04m | 1:44AM-0.06m | 1:57PM0.07m | 2:22AM0.10m | 2:35PM0.27m | 2:58AM0.40m | 3:11PM0.60m | 3:33AM0.81m | 3:48PM1.02m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 110 | 175 | 269 | 237 | 184 | 129 | 153 | 132 | 99 | 78 | 54 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 148 | 128 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | N 4 | — | W 16 | SW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 47 | 45 | 73 | 29 | 8 | 7 | — | 13 | — | — | 80 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 231 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 41 | 293 | 274 | 41 | 247 | 40 | 384 | 401 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 243 |
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