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Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 3PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | |
319 | 419 | 311 | 249 | 183 | 183 | 245 | 123 | 102 | 60 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:20PM3.75m | 00:51AM4.03m | 1:34PM3.86m | 1:57AM4.19m | 2:32PM4.09m | 2:51AM4.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM2.04m | 7:01AM1.95m | 7:26PM2.02m | 8:19AM1.80m | 8:44PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | 8:55 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 311 | 249 | 183 | 183 | 150 | 123 | 102 | 60 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | E 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | W 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | NW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 6 | E 6 | E 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | N 3 | — | ENE 7 | NW 6 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 319 | 419 | — | — | 6 | — | 245 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 732 | 572 | 559 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 113 | 446 | 243 | 429 | 596 | 22 | 210 | 210 | 270 | 559 | 43 | 43 | 549 | 509 | 512 | 512 | 537 |
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