Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-South surf forecast from 20 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 23 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period, WNW swell with 1,344 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s 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 Sunday (Sep 20) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. 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 1.8m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 23) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 24) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-South over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 403 | 291 | 184 | 138 | 79 | 170 | 390 | 696 | 1113 | 878 | 411 | 191 | 114 | 71 | 336 | 456 | 1011 | 569 | 358 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:32PM4.27m | 1:32AM4.14m | 2:18PM4.38m | 3:01AM4.42m | 3:27PM4.79m | 3:54AM4.87m | 4:12PM5.29m | 4:34AM5.36m | 4:49PM5.78m | 5:08AM5.83m | 5:23PM6.24m | 5:41AM6.25m | 5:56PM6.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM2.54m | 8:00AM2.53m | 8:53PM2.31m | 9:19AM2.19m | 9:52PM1.88m | 10:09AM1.72m | 10:34PM1.39m | 10:47AM1.25m | 11:09PM0.92m | 11:22AM0.81m | 11:42PM0.51m | 11:55AM0.44m | 00:15AM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 524 | 403 | 291 | 184 | 138 | 79 | 170 | 390 | 696 | 1113 | 878 | 411 | 191 | 114 | 71 | 336 | 456 | 1011 | 569 | 358 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NNW 4 | N 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 19 | W 11 | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | — | SW 14 | N 4 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 319 | — | — | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 261 | — | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | SW 16 | W 12 | — | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 47 | 41 | 207 | 1 |
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