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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 6 am Saturday 09 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
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 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | |
42 | 71 | 73 | 90 | 82 | 56 | 43 | 42 | 51 | 139 | 353 | 407 | 358 | 403 | 223 | 287 | 279 | 216 | 187 | 127 | 80 | 44 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:53AM3.80m | 11:31PM4.02m | 12:20PM3.75m | 00:51AM4.03m | 1:34PM3.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM1.83m | 5:10PM1.93m | 5:51AM1.94m | 6:11PM2.04m | 7:01AM1.95m | 7:26PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:54 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 11 | NNW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 8 | SSW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 82 | 76 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 358 | 256 | 223 | 15 | 15 | 216 | 187 | 127 | 80 | 44 | 21 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 7 | W 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | NW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 8 | NW 9 | W 8 | S 13 | NW 9 | S 10 | W 11 | SSW 9 | NNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | S 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 7 | NNE 4 | — | NW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 42 | 71 | 73 | 90 | 82 | 56 | 43 | 42 | 51 | 139 | 353 | 407 | — | 403 | 15 | 287 | 279 | 16 | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 233 | 201 | 22 | 79 | 446 | 213 | 217 | 260 | 729 | 552 | 285 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 243 | 243 | 240 | 202 | 210 |
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