Surf Forecasts:
Fistral-South surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 21 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period, WNW swell with 1,109 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 21 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s 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 Monday (Sep 21) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. 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 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fistral-South over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let's get into it. The next couple of weeks are a tough one. The first week is pretty much dead in the water with a lot of messy, onshore wind and lumpy surf. You can forget about the 14th through the 20th.
We’re seeing a run of poor to ordinary conditions with fresh breezes and cross-shore chop. Swell heights are hovering between 4 and 7 feet, but with short periods and onshore winds, it’s just churning and closing out. Not worth paddling out for.
The 21st and 22nd finally offer a bit of a clean-up. On the 21st we get a glassy morning with some decent 3ft swell from the west at a long 13-second interval. It's surfable, but nothing to write home about. Then the 22nd morning sees a light offshore wind with the same 4ft west swell, and it's clean. That’s the first proper session you can have.
Then we get a few days of small, weak surf before the big call. Friday the 25th morning is the standout. We’ve got a solid 4ft west swell at 13 seconds, and a fresh offshore ESE breeze at 35 km/h. The water is going to be clean and the waves will have some real push. This is your best bet across the whole two weeks. The afternoon stays clean but drops off a bit.
The weekend falls away badly, with tiny 2ft swell on the 26th, and then a short, weak period on the 27th. Monday the 28th is glassy but tiny, and the last chance is Tuesday the 29th morning. We get a 5ft west swell at 12 seconds, but with a light onshore wind, so it’ll be a bit lumpy.
So keep your eye on Friday the 25th. That’s the pick of the whole period. The rest is a lot of waiting and watching.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 181 | 84 | 324 | 393 | 645 | 831 | 595 | 458 | 500 | 535 | 737 | 1109 | 833 | 235 | 256 | 524 | 434 | 371 | 262 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04PM6.58m | 8:20AM6.34m | 8:38PM6.17m | 8:54AM5.95m | 9:13PM5.69m | 9:30AM5.49m | 9:51PM5.16m | 10:10AM5.00m | 10:36PM4.66m | 11:04AM4.55m | 11:45PM4.25m | 12:32PM4.27m | 1:32AM4.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.27m | 2:19AM0.45m | 2:34PM0.59m | 2:50AM0.85m | 3:07PM1.01m | 3:22AM1.30m | 3:42PM1.48m | 3:59AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.95m | 4:48AM2.22m | 5:31PM2.37m | 6:09AM2.55m | 7:16PM2.54m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | WNW 11 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 189 | 181 | 35 | 77 | — | — | 831 | 41 | 9 | — | — | — | 1109 | 833 | 109 | 256 | 524 | 434 | 371 | 262 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | N 5 | W 16 | WNW 11 | — | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 117 | — | 8 | 26 | 88 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | N 6 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 84 | 324 | 393 | 645 | 82 | 595 | 458 | 500 | 535 | 737 | — | — | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 231 | 231 | 96 | 47 | 231 | 217 | 143 | 559 | 96 | 293 | 240 | 217 | 240 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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