Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.4° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
!
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
0.9
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
2.4
W
9
0.5
S
7
1.9
W
10
0.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
662
1261
1781
1713
1211
878
645
82
131
554
688
941
1528
1922
1863
0
0
0
23
0
7
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:57PM5.16m
7:12AM4.97m
7:28PM5.26m
7:43AM5.03m
8:00PM5.28m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.75m
1:36AM0.65m
1:48PM0.63m
2:10AM0.57m
2:22PM0.60m
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:07
 mm
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
11
13
13
15
14
15
13
12
12
10
9
11
11
11
11
12
12
15
15
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