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Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 62 | 58 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 2577 | 2468 | 60 | 1474 | 805 | 5053 | 4892 | 5116 | 4470 | 12535 | 31660 | 28081 | 24212 | 21930 | 19112 | 983 | 800 | 650 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:47PM 4.26 | 3:11AM 4.29 | 3:28PM 4.31 | 3:51AM 4.45 | 4:07PM 4.37 | 4:29AM 4.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:16AM 1.78 | 9:40PM 1.64 | 10:02AM 1.63 | 10:19PM 1.51 | 10:41AM 1.48 | 10:54PM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 15 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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