Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-South surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period, W swell with 1,656 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW 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 (Sep 05) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m 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 2.4m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-South over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s take a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, it’s a pretty grim start for Fistral-South. The first few days are a write-off – messy cross-shore winds and lumpy, poor surf. We’ve got a gap of nothing really rideable from Thursday the 3rd right through until Saturday the 5th.
Now, Saturday the 5th of September is where things finally start to look interesting. We’ve got a clean 5ft W-NW groundswell pushing in with a solid 11-second period, and it’s going to be glassy. The combined wave energy is sitting at a moderate 476, and the wind is dead calm. This is a proper window. Fistral-South (Newquay) will have clean, lined-up sets rolling in, and with a SE offshore direction predicted for later, it should hold up nicely. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. Crowds are likely though – it’s Fistral, and it’s a Saturday. This is the standout of the whole outlook.
Sunday the 6th drops right off again – tiny 2ft and cross-shore junk. Then Monday the 7th brings a big lump of energy – 7ft at 12 seconds and 1347 combined energy – but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s going to be a messy, blown-out beast. That one’s for the experienced crew only if they’re desperate. Tuesday the 8th is similar: 10ft swell but with fresh cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions. That kind of size and wind is more kite-surfing territory than paddle.
Things go quiet again mid-week, with small, weak swell and onshore wind through to the weekend. There’s a small glimmer on Monday the 14th – a clean 3ft W swell with light ESE cross-off wind – but it’s very ordinary. The best of the second week looks to be Tuesday the 15th of September: 3ft W swell, 10-second period, glassy conditions in the morning, and a combined energy of 261. It’s small but clean, and with light airs, it’ll be a nice little longboard morning. Don’t expect much though – it’s still pretty weak.
After that, it fades into tiny, poor surf right through to the end of the 16-day run.
So, bottom line: Saturday the 5th is your day. That glassy, clean groundswell is the one to circle. The rest is mostly a waiting game.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 235 | 427 | 597 | 549 | 430 | 469 | 326 | 120 | 57 | 53 | 639 | 1347 | 988 | 971 | 1299 | 955 | 549 | 239 | 136 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46AM5.87m | 10:12PM5.68m | 10:38AM5.44m | 11:12PM5.19m | 11:48AM5.04m | 00:35AM4.84m | 1:21PM4.91m | 2:12AM4.87m | 2:52PM5.18m | 3:32AM5.24m | 4:00PM5.69m | 4:31AM5.74m | 4:52PM6.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM1.10m | 4:27AM1.36m | 4:58PM1.53m | 5:33AM1.79m | 6:21PM1.87m | 7:09AM2.02m | 8:06PM1.87m | 8:47AM1.83m | 9:32PM1.48m | 9:59AM1.38m | 10:33PM0.96m | 10:53AM0.87m | 11:22PM0.49m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | W 8 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 23 | — | 597 | 20 | 85 | 469 | 326 | 120 | 57 | 53 | 153 | 1347 | — | — | — | — | 549 | 239 | 136 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | — | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 263 | 235 | 427 | — | 549 | 430 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 5 | 639 | — | 988 | 971 | 1299 | 955 | 40 | 40 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 217 | 217 | 224 | 231 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 205 | 231 | 240 | 512 | 27 | 559 | 217 | 96 | 41 | 206 | 35 |
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