Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 4AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 11 | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | NE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | W 11 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM4.79m | 9:14PM5.24m | 9:40AM4.63m | 10:03PM5.01m | 10:29AM4.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.44m | 3:17PM0.65m | 3:49AM0.67m | 4:00PM0.88m | 4:33AM0.99m | 4:44PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | E 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | S 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | N 6 | N 7 | W 10 | S 19 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | NW 4 | W 8 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 55 | 51 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 414 | 414 | 421 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 90 | 20 | 24 | 218 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 299 | 406 | 406 | 404 | 400 | 400 | 406 | 406 | 406 |
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