Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | E 3 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 33 | 39 | 58 | 81 | 100 | 129 | 72 | 56 | 118 | 106 | 94 | 82 | 62 | 432 | 50 | 5 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:01PM3.86m | 10:36AM4.00m | 11:18PM3.61m | 12:08PM3.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM1.80m | 4:27AM1.92m | 5:05PM2.07m | 5:18AM2.17m | 6:10PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 418 | 348 | 287 | 237 | 189 | 185 | 141 | 89 | 72 | 56 | 50 | 106 | 94 | 82 | 62 | 432 | 524 | 619 | 674 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | E 6 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | W 16 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 248 | 17 | 195 | 151 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 106 | 75 | 72 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 160 | 260 | 41 | 18 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | — | — | — | S 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 14 | WSW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 50 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | NNE 3 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | — | 33 | 39 | 58 | 81 | 100 | 129 | — | 5 | 118 | 9 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 263 | 241 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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