Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-South surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, WNW swell with 302 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 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 Wednesday (Aug 12) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m 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 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-South over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a long, hard look at what's on the menu for Fistral-South over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you – it's a pretty grim run, so don't get your hopes up too early.
Right off the bat, we've got a tiny window of something surfable on Wednesday the 12th. The morning session is the pick of the whole 16-day stretch, with a clean 2.6 ft swell rolling in from the west. The wind is light and offshore from the ESE, so it'll be glassy and the combined energy is moderate at 125. It’s not going to bowl you over, but for a Wednesday morning surf before work, it’s perfectly fine. The afternoon stays rideable with a 2.6 ft west swell, but the wind swings cross-off from the SSE, taking the edge off that perfect clean surface.
And then... the door slams shut. From Thursday the 13th all the way through to the end of the month, it’s one poor report after another. Seriously, the scores are all zeros. We’ve got a week-long stretch of junk – cross-onshore winds, lumpy and choppy conditions, and the swell direction getting all messed up with northerly and northwesterly pulses.
There is a big swell on the 20th of August, but the wind is howling straight onshore from the NW at 28 mph with rain. The combined wave energy is massive at 1195, but the 10 ft swell is for experts only and it’ll be a total mess. Honestly, with that much wind and size, a beach setup like this looks more interesting for kite-surfing than for a paddle surfer.
Things don't really turn around. We see a few more pulses of west swell through the last week of August, including a solid 6.2 ft on the 23rd and a 10 ft monster on the 27th, but every single one is wrecked by onshore or cross-onshore winds. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so at least you won't be freezing while you're getting blown off the face of the wave.
Bottom line: if you’re desperate, paddle out Wednesday morning the 12th for a clean ankle-to-knee high session. Otherwise, save your energy. This is a long, bleak stretch for Fistral-South.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 7 | N 5 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 110 | 175 | 267 | 237 | 184 | 129 | 152 | 133 | 117 | 103 | 121 | 65 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 92 | 137 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30AM6.18m | 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 | 11:53AM0.48m | 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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | 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 | N 4 | W 7 | W 8 | NW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 125 | 110 | 175 | 267 | 237 | 184 | 129 | 152 | 133 | 117 | 76 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | SW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | W 9 | — | SW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 18 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | — | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 16 | 62 | 103 | 121 | 65 | 25 | 27 | — | 3 | 2 | 92 | 137 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 217 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 73 | 293 | 274 | 254 | 298 | 401 | 401 | 386 | 281 | 55 | 2 | 35 | 298 |
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