
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16PM3.99m | 1:43AM3.99m | 2:15PM3.98m | 2:42AM3.90m | 3:14PM4.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM2.07m | 8:19AM2.10m | 9:06PM2.13m | 9:37AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | N 6 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 13 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | N 2 | N 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 47 | 59 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 749 | 726 | 44 | 522 | 414 | 435 | 435 | 733 | 735 | 423 | 541 | 423 | 733 | 771 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 382 | |
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