Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 May 2026 BST
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Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 5PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.5
E
6
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
68
3
4
19
40
71
86
133
121
105
74
70
139
442
750
750
669
466
329
407
464
282
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:48AM3.98m
10:18PM4.15m
10:53AM3.80m
11:31PM4.02m
12:20PM3.75m
00:51AM4.03m
Low Tide
4:21PM1.75m
4:55AM1.83m
5:10PM1.93m
5:51AM1.94m
6:11PM2.04m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:45
5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:49
8:50
8:52
8:52
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
13
11
10
10
13
14
13
11
9
7
8
12
11
12
10
9
8
6
6
7
8
9
12
10
8
4
3
2
6
8
7
6
4
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
1.5
E
8
Energy kJ
7
7
68
92
90
87
82
76
73
47
47
43
22
11
12
8
9
9
9
466
329
20
10
282
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
42
42
4
2
6
6
6
5
5
6
21
21
9
5
2
2
8
8
8
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
5
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
2
1
4
1
3
3
5
6
1
3
3
3
3
2
7
2
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.5
E
6
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
0.5
NNE
4
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
0.7
NNE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
4
19
40
71
86
133
121
105
74
70
139
442
750
750
669
7
407
464
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
22
27
18
18
18
19
29
29
29
29
25
20
82
263
217
523
629
640
404
309
20
82
24
20
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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