Little Fistral surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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Little Fistral surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Fistral sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Fistral today?

The current surf forecast for Little Fistral at 1PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Little Fistral. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
13
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
5
22
42
42
38
60
58
57
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SSE
10
S
5
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
SE
10
E
15
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35AM5.48m
8:53PM5.51m
9:14AM5.16m
9:34PM5.21m
9:59AM4.86m
10:25PM4.94m
Low Tide
2:32AM1.18m
2:45PM1.38m
3:11AM1.49m
3:25PM1.67m
3:56AM1.79m
4:14PM1.94m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:47
5:46
5:43
5:41
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8:46
8:47
8:50
8:51
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
15
14
13
12
5
5
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
11
10
8
9
8
10
13
13
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
13
5
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
22
42
42
38
60
58
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
5
5
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
5
5
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
1
6
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
18
17
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
272
386
386
417
400
513
233
203
272
241
272
272
294
400
392
392
250
41
14
14
15
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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