Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 171 | 167 | 158 | 178 | 165 | 225 | 262 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:23AM4.66m | 9:43PM4.89m | 10:07AM4.54m | 10:32PM4.71m | 11:03AM4.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM1.03m | 4:28AM1.06m | 4:44PM1.21m | 5:14AM1.27m | 5:34PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 6 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 170 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 76 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 199 | 171 | 167 | 158 | 178 | 165 | 225 | 262 | 358 | 269 | 204 | 173 | 140 | 136 | 116 | 95 | — | 58 | 43 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 231 | 262 | 262 | 28 | 190 | 568 | 201 | 201 | 268 | 201 | 201 | 200 | 190 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 200 | 570 | 435 | 202 |
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