Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (19 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
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2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
978
1010
1186
1420
1726
2149
5192
5539
4835
3890
2975
2508
1846
1402
1160
1001
785
656
643
520
500
490
512
679
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:27AM5.19m
7:49PM5.32m
8:18AM4.94m
8:41PM5.14m
9:16AM4.63m
9:41PM4.91m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.50m
2:42AM0.44m
3:01PM0.71m
3:33AM0.66m
3:51PM0.99m
4:27AM0.94m
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:06
9:07
9:07
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
13
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
18
0.6
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Energy kJ
17
21
21
49
193
881
5192
5539
4835
3890
2975
2508
1846
1402
1160
1001
785
656
643
520
500
490
512
679
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.4
WSW
13
1.4
SSW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
6
6
13
12
12
59
204
10
10
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
6
12
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
0.9
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
978
1010
1186
1420
1726
2149
89
29
3
11
19
14
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
532
522
380
380
380
518
574
190
190
190
28
28
26
26
26
23
26
23
20
20
20
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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