Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 12 | SW 12 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 48 | 46 | 55 | 83 | 253 | 766 | 2902 | 2534 | 2274 | 2170 | 2349 | 2696 | 2481 | 2178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:59PM5.42m | 7:17AM5.26m | 7:34PM5.39m | 7:52AM5.23m | 8:12PM5.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.48m | 1:43AM0.40m | 1:59PM0.45m | 2:21AM0.46m | 2:39PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 6 | W 10 | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 776 | 752 | 643 | 556 | 465 | 394 | 272 | 220 | 168 | 131 | 74 | 39 | 33 | — | 2534 | 2274 | — | — | 2696 | 2481 | 2178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 5 | S 11 | W 10 | S 15 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 4 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 15 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 10 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 48 | 46 | 55 | 83 | 253 | 766 | 2902 | — | — | 2170 | 2349 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 79 | 20 | 74 | 176 | 262 | 726 | 190 | 315 | 29 | 232 | 188 | 229 | 522 | 29 | 21 | 20 |
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