
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
236 | 128 | 81 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 79 | 130 | 128 | 126 | 85 | 79 | 47 | 52 | 68 | 92 | 74 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:53PM5.19m | 6:23AM4.92m | 6:45PM5.35m | 7:15AM4.94m | 7:36PM5.42m | 8:04AM4.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.50m | 1:03PM0.58m | 1:34AM0.34m | 1:49PM0.49m | 2:20AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | WSW 9 | SW 7 | W 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
39 | 36 | 68 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 104 | 85 | 50 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 92 | 74 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 |
4 | 4 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 4 | W 8 |
30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | NW 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — |
236 | 128 | 81 | — | 30 | 35 | 79 | 130 | 128 | 126 | — | 79 | 47 | 52 | 68 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 263 | 73 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 44 | 400 | 405 | 264 | 0 | 44 | 172 | 285 | 44 | 191 | 0 | 113 | 90 | 90 | 29 | 20 | 217 | 210 |
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