Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 21 | S 21 | SW 12 | ENE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 139 | 110 | 88 | 56 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM4.90m | 8:25PM5.38m | 8:53AM4.79m | 9:14PM5.24m | 9:40AM4.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.32m | 2:33PM0.51m | 3:05AM0.44m | 3:17PM0.65m | 3:49AM0.67m | 4:00PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 88 | 56 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 21 | S 21 | — | N 7 | S 12 | W 11 | S 19 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | ENE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 83 | 139 | 110 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 299 | 299 | 929 | 1805 | 1271 | 421 | 429 | 414 | 414 | 421 | 674 | 596 | 596 | 573 | 414 | 24 | 29 | 210 | 414 | 22 | 414 | 545 |
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