Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 4PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 99 | 5 | 159 | 150 | 2 | 151 | 342 | 749 | 2067 | 2451 | 2179 | 1504 | 969 | 645 | 413 | 101 | 581 | 670 | 837 | 1343 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM5.00m | 6:42AM4.84m | 6:57PM5.16m | 7:12AM4.97m | 7:28PM5.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.95m | 1:03AM0.82m | 1:14PM0.75m | 1:36AM0.65m | 1:48PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 969 | 645 | 413 | 355 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 99 | 123 | 159 | 150 | 120 | 151 | 342 | 749 | 2067 | 2451 | 2179 | 1504 | — | — | 78 | 101 | 581 | 670 | 837 | 1343 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 262 | 262 | 231 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 559 | 345 | 167 | 168 | 246 | 178 | 50 | 28 | 20 | 51 | 380 | 380 | 280 | 248 |
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