Surf Forecasts:
Little Fistral surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, W swell with 1,737 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Little Fistral this week:
The surf forecast for Little Fistral over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little Fistral in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) 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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Fistral over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 54 | 99 | 116 | 101 | 44 | 362 | 1133 | 1737 | 682 | 528 | 524 | 593 | 482 | 542 | 567 | 450 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:04AM5.32m | 5:21PM5.72m | 5:40AM5.72m | 5:55PM6.12m | 6:12AM6.07m | 6:27PM6.44m | 6:44AM6.33m | 7:00PM6.66m | 7:17AM6.50m | 7:32PM6.75m | 7:50AM6.54m | 8:07PM6.69m | 8:25AM6.45m | 8:43PM6.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM1.28m | 11:43PM1.03m | 11:54AM0.90m | 00:16AM0.67m | 12:27PM0.58m | 00:48AM0.40m | 12:59PM0.37m | 1:19AM0.25m | 1:30PM0.26m | 1:50AM0.22m | 2:03PM0.29m | 2:23AM0.32m | 2:37PM0.44m | 2:58AM0.56m | |||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 54 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | 682 | — | — | 593 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 450 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | — | N 5 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | SW 17 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | — | SSW 6 | SW 2 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | W 7 | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | 99 | 116 | 101 | 44 | 362 | 1133 | 1737 | — | 528 | 524 | — | 482 | 542 | 567 | — | 381 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 393 | 207 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 393 | 405 | 218 | 1 | 218 | 258 | 138 | 232 | 207 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 218 |
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