Surf Forecasts:
Little Fistral surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, N swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, N swell with 141 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little Fistral in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Fistral over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | W 9 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 75 | 80 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 24 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 52 | 77 | 139 | 37 | 13 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:23PM6.83m | 8:47AM6.34m | 9:08PM6.57m | 9:31AM6.06m | 9:52PM6.19m | 10:15AM5.70m | 10:37PM5.73m | 11:02AM5.33m | 11:26PM5.27m | 11:54AM4.98m | 00:23AM4.88m | 12:56PM4.72m | 1:30AM4.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.24m | 2:51AM0.21m | 3:05PM0.43m | 3:34AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.75m | 4:17AM0.88m | 4:32PM1.13m | 5:01AM1.29m | 5:19PM1.53m | 5:49AM1.68m | 6:13PM1.88m | 6:45AM2.00m | 7:18PM2.13m | ||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 29 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 5 | W 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | W 7 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 21 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 | W 8 | SW 16 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | ESE 2 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 13 | 40 | 75 | 80 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 23 | 49 | — | — | 34 | 52 | 77 | 139 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 907 | 405 | 401 | 568 | 249 | 393 | 41 | 387 | 386 | 387 | 386 | 0 | 36 | 386 | 757 | 218 | 203 | 3 | 41 | 521 |
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