Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 52 | 54 | 70 | 68 | 78 | 99 | 5 | 200 | 273 | 187 | 147 | 167 | 347 | 551 | 2054 | 2941 | 2275 | 1532 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56PM4.79m | 6:12AM4.66m | 6:27PM5.00m | 6:42AM4.84m | 6:57PM5.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM1.05m | 12:42PM0.95m | 1:03AM0.82m | 1:14PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 52 | 54 | 70 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | E 4 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | ESE 5 | WSW 7 | E 4 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 51 | — | — | — | 68 | 78 | 99 | 132 | 200 | 273 | 187 | 147 | 167 | 347 | 551 | 2054 | 2941 | 2275 | 1532 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 27 | 176 | 231 | 262 | 262 | 190 | 28 | 190 | 190 | 572 | 246 | 164 | 746 | 540 | 178 |
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