
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s 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 12PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am 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 cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| 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 Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | S 18 | W 11 | W 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 10 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 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-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 4:33AM0.99m | 4:44PM1.18m | 5:18AM1.34m | 5:30PM1.51m | 6:06AM1.68m | 6:24PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | W 12 | 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 |
4 | 11 | 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 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | E 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | E 4 | NW 6 | E 4 | NW 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | S 15 | S 14 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 3 | S 18 | — | W 7 | W 7 | E 4 | NW 6 | E 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 6 | — | S 15 | — | — |
11 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 406 | 44 | 44 | 749 | 406 | 406 | 404 | 29 | 29 | 90 | 263 | 22 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 218 | 365 | 596 | 592 | 552 | 545 |
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