Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 5AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 257 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40AM3.54m | 2:17PM3.82m | 2:55AM3.68m | 3:21PM4.03m | 3:50AM3.94m | 4:10PM4.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM2.43m | 9:09PM2.30m | 9:29AM2.24m | 10:13PM1.99m | 10:24AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 408 | 354 | 367 | 319 | 322 | 262 | 198 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 141 | 175 | 122 | 387 | 383 | 403 | 904 | 1138 | 1195 | 1423 | 1304 | 1094 | 852 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 72 | 257 | 596 | 319 | 308 | 181 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 263 | 92 | 51 | 18 |
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