
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 1PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:43AM3.99m | 2:15PM3.98m | 2:42AM3.90m | 3:14PM4.04m | 3:39AM3.91m | 4:08PM4.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM2.10m | 9:06PM2.13m | 9:37AM2.07m | 10:18PM2.01m | 10:35AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 69 | 112 | 130 | 157 | 187 | 293 | 345 | 346 | 308 | 273 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 435 | 435 | 1499 | 541 | 518 | 423 | 733 | 759 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 382 | 473 | 485 | 485 | 727 | 570 | 749 | 172 | 167 | ||
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