Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.5° 

Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 4PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
104
659
921
1437
1733
1666
1435
1411
0
0
0
7
6
6
6
6
6
166
151
112
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM4.97m
7:28PM5.26m
7:43AM5.03m
8:00PM5.28m
8:17AM5.02m
8:35PM5.19m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.63m
2:10AM0.57m
2:22PM0.60m
2:45AM0.59m
2:59PM0.67m
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
12
10
10
10
12
11
10
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
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