
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 9AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 8 | E 6 | WNW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24AM4.43m | 4:38PM4.92m | 5:06AM4.67m | 5:19PM5.12m | 5:40AM4.86m | 5:55PM5.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM1.11m | 10:47AM1.18m | 11:18PM0.81m | 11:32AM0.86m | 11:59PM0.61m | 12:12PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 10 | W 16 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
1 | 169 | — | — | 44 | 89 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1165 | 953 | 848 | 780 | 700 | 637 | 585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | W 9 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 |
— | 1 | — | 79 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
193 | 17 | 238 | 191 | 121 | 65 | 48 | 227 | 134 | 240 | 337 | 535 | 897 | 1373 | 1419 | 1379 | 1351 | 1352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 868 | 263 | 216 | 24 | 201 | 201 | 28 | 209 | 190 | 443 | 485 | 485 | 726 | 726 | 726 | 201 | 268 | 268 | 92 | 200 | 201 | 201 | 50 | 24 |
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