
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
167 | 162 | 186 | 186 | 223 | 327 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:43PM4.89m | 10:07AM4.54m | 10:32PM4.71m | 11:03AM4.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM1.03m | 4:28AM1.06m | 4:44PM1.21m | 5:14AM1.27m | 5:34PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 |
16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 95 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 |
4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 5 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
167 | 162 | 186 | 186 | 223 | 327 | 358 | 311 | 211 | 173 | 167 | 136 | 113 | — | 74 | 58 | 41 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 262 | 32 | 190 | 568 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 732 | 201 | 201 | 190 | 92 | 190 | 239 | 423 | 201 | 435 | 240 |
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