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Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:32PM4.09m | 2:51AM4.45m | 3:22PM4.37m | 3:39AM4.74m | 4:07PM4.68m | 4:25AM5.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM1.80m | 8:44PM1.83m | 9:27AM1.51m | 9:49PM1.51m | 10:22AM1.16m | 10:43PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | 8:59 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 81 | 225 | 169 | 134 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 40 | 56 | 192 | 487 | 691 | 781 | 738 | 841 | 819 | 838 | 711 | 636 | 588 | 465 | 382 | 202 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 507 | 507 | 549 | 552 | 557 | 512 | 559 | 559 | 727 | 1090 | 1164 | 727 | 297 | 297 | 92 | 92 | 260 | 260 | 297 | 297 | 178 | 118 | 82 | 216 |
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