Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.3° 

Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW 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) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
11
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
2
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
4
WSW
8
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
52
54
70
68
78
99
5
200
273
187
147
167
347
551
2054
2941
2275
1532
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SW
55
SW
50
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:56PM4.79m
6:12AM4.66m
6:27PM5.00m
6:42AM4.84m
6:57PM5.16m
Low Tide
00:32AM1.05m
12:42PM0.95m
1:03AM0.82m
1:14PM0.75m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
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light rain
part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
6
5
1
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
17
16
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
14
9
11
10
13
13
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