Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 09 May 2026 BST
Forecast 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
12.5° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.5
E
6
2
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
71
73
90
82
56
43
42
51
139
353
407
358
403
223
287
279
216
187
127
80
44
31
30
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:53AM3.80m
11:31PM4.02m
12:20PM3.75m
00:51AM4.03m
1:34PM3.86m
Low Tide
4:55AM1.83m
5:10PM1.93m
5:51AM1.94m
6:11PM2.04m
7:01AM1.95m
7:26PM2.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:52
8:52
8:54
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
11
10
11
13
14
12
10
9
8
8
10
12
12
11
10
10
7
7
8
9
11
11
11
8
6
4
3
6
9
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
W
11
0.2
NNW
7
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
SSW
9
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
82
76
73
47
47
43
22
8
12
12
9
5
358
256
223
15
15
216
187
127
80
44
21
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
W
11
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
NW
7
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
2
6
6
6
5
5
10
21
9
9
5
9
5
5
8
19
9
7
8
8
16
21
31
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
W
8
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
NW
9
0.1
S
10
0.2
W
11
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
5
0.2
S
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
5
3
1
3
3
2
9
8
5
2
2
5
1
4
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.5
E
6
2
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
8
0.7
NNE
4
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
7
0.7
NNE
4
0.1
NW
5
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
42
71
73
90
82
56
43
42
51
139
353
407
403
15
287
279
16
1
6
10
9
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
29
29
29
233
201
22
79
446
213
217
260
729
552
285
20
20
0
0
288
243
243
240
202
210
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest