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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 Tuesday 05 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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | E 4 | SW 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:53AM4.57m | 8:11PM4.74m | 8:26AM4.39m | 8:46PM4.56m | 9:03AM4.19m | 9:27PM4.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM1.19m | 2:55AM1.28m | 3:04PM1.36m | 3:31AM1.47m | 3:40PM1.55m | 4:09AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | 8:49 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 16 | W 16 |
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 5 | S 12 | W 10 | SW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | S 12 | — | S 12 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 9 | S 18 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | ESE 5 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 429 | 202 | 200 | 240 | 239 | 413 | 404 | 283 | 435 | 420 | 268 | 201 | 172 | 210 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 420 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 400 | 22 |
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