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Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 8AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | WNW 7 | W 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:25AM5.01m | 4:51PM4.97m | 5:09AM5.22m | 5:34PM5.21m | 5:54AM5.34m | 6:17PM5.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM1.15m | 11:11AM0.83m | 11:32PM0.81m | 11:58AM0.57m | 00:19AM0.54m | 12:43PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 177 | 173 | 140 | 134 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 29 | 37 | 57 | 87 | 154 | 159 | 565 | 1090 | 1178 | 871 | 759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 15 | SW 13 | W 9 | S 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 268 | 143 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 15 | W 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 41 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 3 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 130 | 114 | 93 | 62 | 1 | — | — | — | 54 | 16 | 108 | 59 | 124 | 219 | — | — | 131 | — | 61 | 161 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 263 | 216 | 263 | 297 | 299 | 297 | 43 | 24 | 190 | 24 | 24 | 507 | 509 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 24 | 24 | 173 | 46 | 559 | 209 | 190 |
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