Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 46 | 44 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 297 | 205 | 172 | 216 | 422 | 589 | 1865 | 2806 | 2201 | 1665 | 1119 | 784 | 660 | 616 | 618 | 613 | 844 | 1317 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12AM4.66m | 6:27PM5.00m | 6:42AM4.84m | 6:57PM5.16m | 7:12AM4.97m | 7:28PM5.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM1.05m | 12:42PM0.95m | 1:03AM0.82m | 1:14PM0.75m | 1:36AM0.65m | 1:48PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 46 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1119 | 784 | 660 | 421 | 372 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 44 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 82 | 93 | 148 | 297 | 205 | 172 | 216 | 422 | 589 | 1865 | 2806 | 2201 | 1665 | — | — | 99 | 616 | 618 | 613 | 844 | 1317 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 190 | 176 | 231 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 28 | 188 | 190 | 262 | 276 | 167 | 597 | 318 | 168 | 50 | 28 | 20 | 108 | 257 | 232 | 594 | 190 |
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