
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 8AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
435 | 468 | 655 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:03PM4.69m | 10:31AM4.47m | 11:06PM4.34m | 11:44AM4.22m | 00:33AM4.06m | 1:18PM4.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM1.28m | 5:16PM1.42m | 5:47AM1.63m | 6:26PM1.71m | 7:05AM1.89m | 8:04PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
22 | 21 | 20 | 637 | 579 | 567 | 539 | 585 | 635 | 778 | 723 | 699 | 614 | 508 | 323 | 267 | 196 | 153 | 116 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 5 | SW 2 |
435 | 468 | 655 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 21 | 17 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 190 | 178 | 92 | 209 | 200 | 190 | 92 | 92 | 51 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
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