
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 85 | 187 | 319 | 1039 | 1463 | 1541 | 1541 | 1377 | 1162 | 1054 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:55PM5.23m | 6:13AM5.00m | 6:28PM5.24m | 6:44AM5.07m | 7:00PM5.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.53m | 12:49PM0.55m | 1:11AM0.56m | 1:25PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SE 4 |
798 | 743 | 607 | 699 | 625 | 535 | 423 | 403 | 233 | 71 | 96 | 127 | 1039 | 1463 | 1541 | 1541 | 1377 | 1162 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
— | — | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 112 | 82 | 198 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 85 | 187 | 319 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 1054 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 92 | 51 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 176 | 189 | 262 | 231 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 32 |
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