Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-South surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, W swell with 1,331 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period. 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 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 7s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-South over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let me have a look at what's on the table for Fistral-South over the next couple of weeks.
Truth be told, the next week or so is a bit of a letdown. We've got a long dry spell coming up, from Saturday the 22nd right through until the middle of the following week, where the swell is tiny and the conditions just aren't coming together. You'll see some knee-high stuff with that cross-off wind on the Saturday morning, giving us a weak energy reading (67), but it's just not enough to get excited about. It's a slow start, and that's that.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show until Thursday the 27th. We see a sudden jump in size – a solid 10ft coming from the west, but the period is short at only 8 seconds. The combined energy spikes right up (1331), so there’s some proper weight in the water, but it's messy. The wind is a light cross-shore, and the conditions are called marginal; it's not the clean, lined-up swell we're after. That size is pushing into expert-only territory, and with the wind not playing ball, it's a tough call.
The following Tuesday, 2nd of September, is where my eyes are really fixed. The morning has a nice 7ft west-southwest swell with a 9-second period and clean conditions thanks to a cross-off breeze from the south (749). The standout, though, has to be the Wednesday afternoon, the 3rd of September. We're looking at an 8ft west swell with a solid 10-second period, and the wind is cross-off, clean. That energy reading is a massive 1630. That's proper groundswell, and it should be reeling nicely down the point. It's big, for sure – expert territory – but those conditions look the most promising of the whole run. After that, it all gets a little iffy again with onshores and lumpy conditions.
So, if you're going to pick a window, pencil in the afternoon of Wednesday, 3rd September. It's a long way out, so keep an eye on it, but that's the one with the most potential.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | NNW 7 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 40 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 49 | 59 | 51 | 46 | 55 | 1331 | 491 | 257 | 177 | 791 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:20PM4.36m | 2:10AM4.29m | 2:52PM4.47m | 3:30AM4.52m | 3:57PM4.83m | 4:24AM4.90m | 4:44PM5.27m | 5:04AM5.32m | 5:21PM5.72m | 5:40AM5.72m | 5:55PM6.12m | 6:12AM6.07m | 6:27PM6.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM2.45m | 7:54PM2.45m | 8:37AM2.43m | 9:24PM2.25m | 9:51AM2.12m | 10:24PM1.87m | 10:41AM1.71m | 11:07PM1.44m | 11:20AM1.28m | 11:43PM1.03m | 11:54AM0.90m | 00:16AM0.67m | 12:27PM0.58m | 00:48AM0.40m | |||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 36 | 49 | 59 | 51 | 32 | 55 | — | — | 257 | 177 | 82 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | SW 13 | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | — | — | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 28 | — | — | 52 | 15 | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 12 | — | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 8 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | N 6 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 6 | — | 19 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | — | NNE 4 | NNW 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | 28 | 46 | 4 | 1331 | 491 | — | 33 | 791 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 233 | 205 | 202 | 223 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 134 | 27 | 146 | 534 | 134 |
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