Fistral-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ at Fistral-South over the next couple of weeks. I’ve gotta be straight with you – the outlook is a bit of a heartbreaker for a while. We’ve got a long, dry spell of poor surf conditions coming up, so don’t be in a rush to wax up just yet.

For the first week and a half, we’re looking at a lot of small, weak swell and funky wind. The energy is just not there, with combined swell energy readings mostly in the doldrums, like 52 on Friday morning, dropping to just 10 by the 7th of August. The water is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only warm thing about it. We’ve got onshore and cross-onshore winds messing things up, and the swell is tiny – mostly 2 ft to 2 ft with short, crumbly periods. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Monday the 3rd of August where the wind goes glassy and the swell ticks up to 3 ft from the WSW with a period of 9 seconds, giving us a combined energy of 106. It’s surfable, but honestly, it’s very ordinary. You’ll be scratching for something decent.

The real stand-out, and the only one I’d circle on the calendar, comes on the morning of Sunday the 9th of August. We’ve got a clean 2 ft swell rolling in from the WSW, wrapping in with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is a modest 70. But the magic is in the wind – a light 10 km/h SSE breeze, which is a clean cross-offshore. That’s going to groom the face nicely. For Fistral-South, that’s about as good as it gets in this grim run. It’s a consistent break, so it’ll hold the swell, but with the difficulty being intermediate and the crowds often there, expect some company. The swell direction at 253° is a perfect match for the optimum direction from the WSW. This is the one to aim for – it’s not big, but it’ll be clean and fun.

After that, we slip back into the doldrums. The 10th of August has a bit of offshore wind but the swell drops to 0.9 ft. The 11th of August morning is glassy but the swell is a weak 2 ft with a combined energy of 72. By the 14th and 15th of August, the wind is howling at 22 mph, the swell is a blown-out mess, and the energy is down in the 40s. It’s a tough run for the paddle crew. At times, with that much wind and small, poor-quality surf, it might look more interesting for the kite surfers than for us.

Hang in there, but this isn’t the week to go all-in. The 9th of August is your best bet.

Rusty.

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