Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | E 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
118 | 153 | 185 | 185 | 197 | 297 | 292 | 312 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:48PM5.18m | 6:18AM4.88m | 6:36PM5.39m | 7:02AM4.98m | 7:20PM5.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.48m | 12:50PM0.55m | 1:19AM0.31m | 1:32PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 13 | W 8 |
118 | 153 | 185 | 185 | 197 | 297 | 292 | 312 | 290 | 240 | 235 | 231 | 183 | 171 | 133 | 160 | 155 | 3 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
1 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | W 2 | — | W 9 | NNW 3 |
29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 210 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 46 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 43 | 24 | 24 |
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