Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.2° 

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) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2.2
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.2
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
109
192
312
442
557
524
419
419
429
377
286
186
119
60
45
44
31
23
14
14
21
42
40
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
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
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
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
12
13
11
10
10
11
12
14
12
11
12
13
15
17
18
18
17
18
17
18
18
19
17
16
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