Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 7PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 85 | 83 | 131 | 248 | 390 | 368 | 331 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 310 | 310 | 308 | 324 | 310 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:17AM5.02m | 8:35PM5.19m | 8:54AM4.91m | 9:15PM4.99m | 9:37AM4.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.67m | 3:22AM0.72m | 3:38PM0.84m | 4:03AM0.96m | 4:23PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
194 | 162 | 158 | 113 | 108 | 84 | 85 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 |
6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 131 | 248 | 390 | 368 | 331 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 310 | 310 | 308 | 324 | 310 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 262 | 190 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 262 | 28 | 32 |
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