Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 7PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 7 | S 18 | WNW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:43AM5.00m | 8:02PM5.44m | 8:22AM4.94m | 8:42PM5.28m | 9:00AM4.80m | 9:22PM5.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.40m | 2:41AM0.41m | 2:52PM0.53m | 3:19AM0.66m | 3:30PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
82 | 80 | 97 | 74 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 94 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | S 18 | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 |
6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | — | 14 | 105 | 96 | 70 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 237 | 485 | 288 | 239 | 223 | 87 | 43 | 237 | 263 | 421 | 423 | 243 | 446 | 293 | 299 | 239 | 421 | 201 | 268 | 190 |
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