Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 113 | 237 | 402 | 562 | 675 | 636 | 535 | 475 | 474 | 419 | 246 | 175 | 176 | 86 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:46PM3.90m | 3:18AM3.74m | 3:48PM4.07m | 4:15AM3.93m | 4:39PM4.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM2.21m | 10:10AM2.12m | 10:48PM1.93m | 10:58AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 39 | 53 | 73 | 71 | 86 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 35 | 70 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 113 | 237 | 402 | 562 | 675 | 636 | 535 | 475 | 474 | 419 | 246 | 175 | 176 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 167 | 264 | 404 | 234 | 404 | 404 | 263 | 190 | 176 | 44 | 44 | 90 | 262 | 23 | 20 |
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