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Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 2PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | |
316 | 620 | 1163 | 1695 | 1969 | 1818 | 2032 | 2132 | 1630 | 989 | 731 | 557 | 452 | 321 | 205 | 128 | 108 | 108 | 110 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 121 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:38AM4.74m | 5:01PM4.53m | 5:14AM4.83m | 5:33PM4.69m | 5:47AM4.88m | 6:03PM4.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM1.05m | 11:34PM1.07m | 11:57AM0.94m | 00:11AM0.94m | 12:31PM0.90m | 00:46AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | 8:39 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | E 7 | E 6 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 314 | 314 | 314 | 248 | 240 | 189 | 186 | 135 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 119 | 82 | 89 | 51 | 110 | 134 | 125 | 119 | 121 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 57 | 95 | 132 | 124 | 119 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 108 | 108 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 60 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 60 | 57 | 11 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 316 | 620 | 1163 | 1695 | 1969 | 1818 | 2032 | 2132 | 1630 | 989 | 731 | 557 | 452 | 321 | 205 | 128 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 293 | 226 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 190 | 188 | 226 | 175 | 179 | 172 | 172 | 55 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 18 |
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