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Little Fistral surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Little Fistral today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Fistral at 12AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Fistral. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 47 | 73 | 89 | 116 | 214 | 202 | 211 | 186 | 140 | 222 | 747 | 885 | 857 | 857 | 865 | 880 | 911 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:20PM5.53m | 4:39AM5.61m | 5:00PM5.71m | 5:18AM5.72m | 5:37PM5.85m | 5:55AM5.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM1.27m | 10:59AM1.16m | 11:19PM1.12m | 11:35AM1.07m | 11:56PM1.01m | 12:10PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 38 | 61 | 100 | 214 | 202 | 211 | 186 | 140 | 168 | 747 | 885 | 857 | 857 | 865 | 880 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 47 | 73 | 89 | 116 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 67 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 40 | — | 7 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
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