Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | E 5 | WSW 10 | E 5 | E 5 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 24 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 106 | 131 | 125 | 118 | 149 | 185 | 185 | 197 | 297 | 8 | 312 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:55PM4.90m | 5:28AM4.70m | 5:48PM5.18m | 6:18AM4.88m | 6:36PM5.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.79m | 12:04PM0.81m | 00:35AM0.48m | 12:50PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 43 | 88 | 112 | 106 | 131 | 125 | 118 | 149 | 185 | 185 | 197 | 297 | 332 | 312 | 290 | 240 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 45 | 65 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 201 | 201 | 173 |
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