Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 5PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | W 11 | S 18 | W 11 | W 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 10 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
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 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29AM4.44m | 10:54PM4.73m | 11:21AM4.25m | 11:47PM4.44m | 12:16PM4.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM1.18m | 5:18AM1.34m | 5:30PM1.51m | 6:06AM1.68m | 6:24PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | E 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NW 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | NW 6 | NNW 3 | — | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | E 3 | W 8 | S 18 | — | W 7 | W 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | E 3 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 749 | 406 | 406 | 404 | 38 | 29 | 90 | 263 | 22 | 732 | 365 | 365 | 82 | 218 | 218 | 571 | 568 | 552 | 545 |
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