Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 7PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
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24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM4.37m | 10:50PM4.33m | 11:15AM4.13m | 11:46PM3.99m | 12:20PM3.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM1.47m | 5:09AM1.70m | 5:29PM1.85m | 5:52AM2.03m | 6:26PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
202 | 24 | 24 | 88 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 678 | 614 | 573 | 463 | 332 | 262 | 180 | 140 | 88 | 86 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
24 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | N 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
1 | 262 | 356 | 173 | 319 | 476 | 595 | 623 | 716 | 748 | — | 775 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 201 | 201 | 576 | 190 | 190 | 301 | 173 | 178 | 532 | 270 | 51 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 73 | 167 | 24 |
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