Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 1AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 13 | 51 | 88 | 154 | 69 | 55 | 64 | 58 | 69 | 59 | 79 | 88 | 112 | 266 | 510 | 413 | 306 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM4.55m | 5:38AM4.43m | 5:56PM4.79m | 6:12AM4.66m | 6:27PM5.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM1.33m | 12:10PM1.21m | 00:32AM1.05m | 12:42PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | E 6 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 69 | 43 | 64 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 6 | W 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 51 | 88 | 154 | 27 | 55 | — | 58 | 69 | 59 | 79 | 88 | 112 | 266 | 510 | 413 | 306 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 172 | 179 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 262 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 172 | 190 | 301 | 423 | 50 | 28 |
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