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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 13 May 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 5 | |
28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:51AM4.45m | 3:22PM4.37m | 3:39AM4.74m | 4:07PM4.68m | 4:25AM5.01m | 4:51PM4.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM1.51m | 9:49PM1.51m | 10:22AM1.16m | 10:43PM1.15m | 11:11AM0.83m | 11:32PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 12 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 191 | 220 | 190 | 131 | 127 | 109 | 7 | 82 | 78 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | — | 7 | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 256 | 663 | 889 | 867 | 933 | 860 | 822 | 878 | 744 | 657 | 537 | 457 | 373 | 303 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 136 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 531 | 512 | 727 | 950 | 1167 | 727 | 297 | 297 | 92 | 92 | 724 | 1058 | 279 | 261 | 73 | 178 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 24 | 263 | 24 | 24 | 219 |
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