Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 9AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 4 | E 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 197 | 297 | 292 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM4.88m | 6:36PM5.39m | 7:02AM4.98m | 7:20PM5.48m | 7:43AM5.00m | 8:02PM5.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.48m | 12:50PM0.55m | 1:19AM0.31m | 1:32PM0.41m | 2:01AM0.29m | 2:13PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 185 | 197 | 297 | 292 | 302 | 290 | 240 | 235 | 231 | 183 | 171 | 133 | 127 | 157 | 204 | 191 | 195 | 129 | 104 | 99 | 97 | 99 | 76 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NE 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 270 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 201 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 201 | 46 | 167 | 24 | 24 | 178 | 176 | 239 | 263 | 297 | 298 | 211 |
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