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Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 12PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.2
SSW
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)15154456666777788888888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821223410712415421734543448858769193713871730154513381075844814735675735
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
5.39
8:02PM
5.31
8:26AM
5.13
8:48PM
5.10
9:17AM
4.75
9:42PM
4.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.30
2:28PM
0.41
2:51AM
0.44
3:13PM
0.67
3:40AM
0.71
4:01PM
1.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:18-------6:16-------6:13------
Sunset-----8:21-------8:22-------8:23--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1091011101099988910101091010101010101110
Feels °C (?)6454342220-1010-1-201101232
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