Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 3AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 47 | 49 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:46PM3.99m | 12:20PM3.93m | 00:55AM3.75m | 1:34PM3.84m | 2:10AM3.66m | 2:46PM3.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM2.03m | 6:26PM2.18m | 6:56AM2.28m | 8:10PM2.35m | 8:49AM2.33m | 9:53PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 474 | 301 | 234 | 184 | 142 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 49 | 65 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 47 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | — | — | 21 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 201 | 299 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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