Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
687 | 953 | 1437 | 1667 | 1597 | 1493 | 1441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 151 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:28PM5.26m | 7:43AM5.03m | 8:00PM5.28m | 8:17AM5.02m | 8:35PM5.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.63m | 2:10AM0.57m | 2:22PM0.60m | 2:45AM0.59m | 2:59PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | 1597 | 1493 | 1441 | 1293 | 1115 | 928 | 668 | 539 | 339 | 281 | 194 | 162 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | — | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
687 | 953 | 1437 | 1667 | — | 1725 | 1702 | 1553 | 1345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 151 | 112 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 280 | 229 | 178 | 301 | 724 | 724 | 121 | 178 | 92 | 51 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 23 |
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