Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 7AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 1034 | 1599 | 1688 | 1568 | 1452 | 1183 | 1074 | 1102 | 1221 | 1260 | 1710 | 1447 | 1198 | 962 | 833 | 788 | 763 | 757 | 772 | 706 | 448 | 353 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:44AM5.07m | 7:00PM5.16m | 7:15AM5.06m | 7:32PM4.99m | 7:47AM4.97m | 8:04PM4.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.56m | 1:25PM0.58m | 1:43AM0.68m | 1:59PM0.71m | 2:14AM0.86m | 2:32PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 9 | W 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 1034 | 1599 | 1688 | 1568 | 1452 | 1183 | 1074 | — | — | 1260 | 1710 | 1447 | 1198 | 962 | 833 | 788 | 763 | 757 | 772 | 706 | 177 | 353 | 726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 163 | — | 21 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 325 | 503 | 75 | 178 | 534 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | 222 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | WSW 10 | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | 342 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1102 | 1221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 448 | — | 305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 28 | 46 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 188 | 188 | 190 | 154 | 201 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 176 | 176 | 26 | 51 |
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