Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 5 | W 8 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 124 | 86 | 51 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 67 | 82 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45PM5.35m | 7:15AM4.94m | 7:36PM5.42m | 8:04AM4.90m | 8:25PM5.38m | 8:53AM4.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.58m | 1:34AM0.34m | 1:49PM0.49m | 2:20AM0.32m | 2:33PM0.51m | 3:05AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | WSW 9 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 124 | 86 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 67 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 144 | — | — | — | 35 | 38 | 34 | 67 | 82 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 266 | 16 | 270 | 270 | 285 | 264 | 43 | 0 | 197 | 90 | 299 | 260 | 299 | 299 | 404 | 429 | 414 | 414 | 421 | 596 | |||
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