
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | S 12 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM4.37m | 3:32AM4.16m | 3:48PM4.65m | 4:24AM4.43m | 4:38PM4.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM1.47m | 9:52AM1.56m | 10:30PM1.11m | 10:47AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 5 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 |
184 | 149 | 146 | 135 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 129 | 103 | 2 | 30 | 45 | 34 | — | 139 | 96 | 63 | 61 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 11 |
— | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 10 | 54 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 156 | 147 | 147 | 177 | 7 | 70 | 48 | 43 | 231 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 263 | 263 | 485 | 485 | 949 | 950 | 868 | 297 | 263 | 24 | 24 | 263 | 297 | 190 | 190 |
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