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Little Fistral surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Little Fistral today?
The current surf forecast for Little Fistral at 12AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Fistral. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | |
649 | 599 | 229 | 365 | 434 | 488 | 560 | 602 | 819 | 1094 | 1291 | 1586 | 5128 | 4708 | 4008 | 3075 | 2416 | 2039 | 1547 | 1227 | 997 | 865 | 683 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:11PM6.87m | 7:36AM6.65m | 7:59PM6.71m | 8:26AM6.33m | 8:49PM6.41m | 9:19AM5.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.12m | 1:34AM0.08m | 1:55PM0.31m | 2:25AM0.30m | 2:46PM0.61m | 3:19AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 649 | — | 229 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 55 | 273 | 1107 | 5128 | 4708 | 4008 | 3075 | 2416 | 2039 | 1547 | 1227 | 997 | 865 | 683 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 599 | 152 | 365 | 434 | 488 | 560 | 602 | 819 | 1094 | 1291 | 1586 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 214 | 266 | 404 | 494 | 494 | 504 | 494 | 386 | 494 | 494 | 490 | 293 | 218 | 218 | 513 | 35 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
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