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Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
1237 | 1420 | 1726 | 2325 | 5313 | 5247 | 4835 | 3890 | 2618 | 2508 | 1961 | 1402 | 1267 | 1001 | 802 | 656 | 631 | 530 | 441 | 433 | 537 | 666 | 668 | 597 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 7:49PM5.32m | 8:18AM4.94m | 8:41PM5.14m | 9:16AM4.63m | 9:41PM4.91m | 10:25AM4.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.50m | 2:42AM0.44m | 3:01PM0.71m | 3:33AM0.66m | 3:51PM0.99m | 4:27AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 21 | 49 | 193 | 458 | 5313 | 5247 | 4835 | 3890 | 2618 | 2508 | 1961 | 1402 | 1267 | 1001 | 802 | 656 | 631 | 530 | 441 | 433 | 537 | 666 | 668 | 597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 18 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1237 | 1420 | 1726 | 2325 | 204 | 128 | — | 89 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 380 | 380 | 518 | 530 | 190 | 190 | 262 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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