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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 pm Tuesday 26 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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 4 | S 19 | S 19 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SW 18 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | |
15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:57PM4.12m | 3:15AM4.48m | 3:43PM4.25m | 3:59AM4.50m | 4:22PM4.39m | 4:39AM4.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM1.68m | 10:03AM1.47m | 10:21PM1.52m | 10:49AM1.37m | 11:07PM1.38m | 11:28AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 461 | 380 | 348 | 282 | 229 | 224 | 172 | 165 | 128 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 66 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 4 | S 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 45 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 5 | SW 18 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 28 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 74 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 201 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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