
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 111 | 119 | 88 | 75 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 91 | 0 | 233 | 623 | 1016 | 826 | 698 | 551 | 418 | 0 | 276 | 227 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34AM4.43m | 4:52PM4.92m | 5:23AM4.68m | 5:38PM5.20m | 6:03AM4.89m | 6:19PM5.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM1.17m | 11:35PM0.76m | 11:50AM0.81m | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:33PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 |
536 | 481 | 389 | 184 | 162 | 129 | 79 | 77 | 51 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 43 | — | 826 | 698 | 551 | 418 | 326 | 276 | 227 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 111 | 119 | 88 | 75 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
742 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 51 | 91 | 61 | 233 | 623 | 1016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 189 | 190 | 228 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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