Strike Mission
Reef
both
Level 6/10

Little Fistral

Newquay, Cornwall, UK (England)
🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks👥Crowded🌀Strong rips

Little Fistral sits at the southern end of its more famous neighbour, offering a more technical reef/point setup that rewards local knowledge.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
26
Poor
2.4m
@18s
26km/h
Tue
31
39
Poor
2.2m
@16s
12km/h
Wed
1
25
Poor
1.6m
@12s
17km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.4m
W(277°)
Score: 22/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 20/25
Wind
26km/h
NW(320°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
11°C
0.0mm35%
Windswell Component
1.2mNW@4s
Secondary Swell
1.0mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 23 km/h NW|PM: 24 km/h NW
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 10am (-3.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:44 am
High tide - 1.65m
10:16 am
Low tide - -3.16m
4:09 pm
High tide - 1.89m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

26
Poor
Components
Swell Direction14/25
Swell Size22/25
Swell Period20/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score56/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score26/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score26
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
W (260°)
Direction range
230° - 290°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
90° - 170°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

13°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

6/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Year-round with best quality autumn-winter

Getting There

Airport
NQY
Drive time
5 min
Data quality
verified

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