
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 11PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36PM5.42m | 8:04AM4.90m | 8:25PM5.38m | 8:53AM4.79m | 9:14PM5.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.49m | 2:20AM0.32m | 2:33PM0.51m | 3:05AM0.44m | 3:17PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
41 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | SW 11 | — | — |
12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 16 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 270 | 262 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 1805 | 1805 | 421 | 429 | 414 | 414 | 421 | 674 | 596 | 596 | 573 | |
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