Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.3° 

Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 11AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
198
303
442
496
462
419
340
377
339
246
173
103
61
45
44
25
23
14
18
16
24
15
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18AM3.74m
3:48PM4.07m
4:15AM3.93m
4:39PM4.30m
5:01AM4.18m
5:20PM4.55m
Low Tide
10:10AM2.12m
10:48PM1.93m
10:58AM1.82m
11:27PM1.63m
11:36AM1.51m
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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8:22
8:20
8:17
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Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
16
16
18
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
19
17
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
14
14
16
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
17
18
14
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