Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 5AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | NE 5 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1794 | 2634 | 6 | 6 | 4824 | 4004 | 3555 | 3092 | 2618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:20AM4.80m | 8:37PM4.48m | 8:56AM4.57m | 9:14PM4.17m | 9:38AM4.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM1.10m | 3:05PM1.19m | 3:15AM1.36m | 3:39PM1.49m | 3:48AM1.64m | 4:17PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1794 | 2634 | 4888 | 4968 | 4824 | 4004 | 3555 | 3092 | 2618 | 2121 | 1814 | 1462 | 1292 | 1082 | 940 | 1005 | 814 | 800 | 702 | 596 | 493 | 418 | 350 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 319 | 226 | 226 | 10 | 10 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | NNW 5 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 188 | 176 | 50 | 190 | 209 | 32 | 32 | 167 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 170 | 175 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
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