Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 4PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131212121212121111111110181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)798568855574446833662759243220712135232123602155179414851265109110469197655610
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
4.97
5:41AM
5.31
6:02PM
5.22
6:19AM
5.48
6:40PM
5.37
6:59AM
5.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.76
12:01AM
0.72
12:25PM
0.46
12:42AM
0.45
1:05PM
0.29
1:23AM
0.30
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:22-------6:20
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:17----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1-1-------------
Temp. °C111212121111111111121011101099101111109998
Feels °C (?)687766555878776667665554
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