South Fistral

Beach break

Cornwall, Royaume-Uni

Forecast reliability: HighWhy?

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From level intermediate · Combi 3/2Accessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.4–0.6 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
4.8/10
Poor
Size
0.40.6 m
hip-high
Wind
20 km/h
N · Cross-shore
Swell
0.6 m
5 s · NNW
Best window · 6h4.8/10 · 0.30.5 m · 14 km/h
Today's take

Small wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the NNW. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Poor conditions: little interest, better to aim for another slot or spot.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.60.9818☀️19°
03h0.50.9722🌤️19°
06h0.40.8625☀️18°
09h0.40.7526☀️19°
12h0.40.7627☀️20°
15hBest0.40.7824🌤️20°
18h0.40.7622☀️19°
21h0.40.6520☀️19°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+1) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18h0 mBM 01:51-3.6 mPM 07:41+2.6 mBM 14:03-3.4 mPM 19:59+2.8 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 06:42 GMT+1 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.