
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 1AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:06AM3.60m | 12:54PM3.77m | 1:40AM3.54m | 2:17PM3.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM2.17m | 5:53AM2.29m | 6:59PM2.39m | 7:34AM2.43m | 9:09PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 750 | 663 | 599 | 610 | 544 | 474 | 408 | 408 | 354 | 367 | 322 | 322 | 266 | 202 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1253 | 1037 | 924 | 835 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 209 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
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