Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 37 | 30 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 79 | 112 | 5 | 185 | 491 | 413 | 277 | 223 | 275 | 397 | 494 | 899 | 1377 | 1373 | 1176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM4.43m | 5:56PM4.79m | 6:12AM4.66m | 6:27PM5.00m | 6:42AM4.84m | 6:57PM5.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM1.21m | 00:32AM1.05m | 12:42PM0.95m | 1:03AM0.82m | 1:14PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | ESE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 5 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 37 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 31 | 59 | 42 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 10 | ESE 5 | W 9 | WSW 7 | E 4 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 50 | 8 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 4 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 18 | — | — | 51 | 59 | — | 58 | 79 | 112 | 136 | 185 | 491 | 413 | 277 | 223 | 275 | 397 | 494 | 899 | 1377 | 1373 | 1176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 404 | 404 | 20 | 262 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 172 | 190 | 262 | 262 | 190 | 32 | 188 | 190 | 568 | 266 | 296 | 301 | 316 | 168 |
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