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Fistral-North Surf Photo: 'admire and respect... then demolish' by James Davison

Lat Long: 50.42° N 5.10° W

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fistral-North sea temperature is

14.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Fistral-North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N	NW	W
	10 s	cross- on	3 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNE		W	W
	10 s	glass		10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N		W	W
	10 s	glass		10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N		W	W
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N	NNW	W	W
	10 s	cross- on	2 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N	N	W	W
	10 s	cross- on	3 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNE	N	W	W
	12 s	cross- on	4 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N	N	W	W
	11 s	cross- on	5 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNE	N	W	NNW
	11 s	cross- on	5 s	11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNE	N	W	NNW
	11 s	cross- on	5 s	11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N	N	W	N
	10 s	cross- on	5 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNW	N	W
	10 s	cross- on	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNW	N	W
	10 s	cross- on	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNW	N	W
	10 s	cross- on	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW	N	W
	10 s	on	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW	N	W	NNW
	10 s	glass	4 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW		W	NNW
	10 s	glass		10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fistral-North around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 52 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 3.6m (12.0 ft). Range 8.04m (26.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Fistral-North Surf Photo: 'admire and respect... then demolish' by James Davison

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User: James Davison (2 photos)

Country: United Kingdom (987 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:45 am 29 Jul 2011