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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 12 pm Thursday 14 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 5PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
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 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 14 | S 13 | W 6 | S 12 | |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:07PM4.68m | 4:25AM5.01m | 4:51PM4.97m | 5:09AM5.22m | 5:34PM5.21m | 5:54AM5.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM1.16m | 10:43PM1.15m | 11:11AM0.83m | 11:32PM0.81m | 11:58AM0.57m | 00:19AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 |
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 172 | 177 | 173 | 144 | 112 | 104 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 87 | 77 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 15 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 57 | 12 | 73 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | S 13 | W 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 595 | 479 | 465 | 354 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 114 | 93 | 61 | — | — | 77 | 55 | 71 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 59 | 98 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 724 | 1119 | 297 | 263 | 178 | 73 | 216 | 263 | 297 | 297 | 299 | 223 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 262 | 509 | 28 | 190 | 190 | 164 | 58 |
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