Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 4PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 80 | 229 | 449 | 1548 | 1430 | 1387 | 1145 | 857 | 843 | 891 | 901 | 0 | 5 | 269 | 123 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:18PM4.14m | 2:11AM4.01m | 2:45PM4.29m | 3:31AM4.17m | 3:55PM4.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM1.89m | 8:04PM1.80m | 8:45AM1.88m | 9:38PM1.55m | 10:05AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 78 | 76 | 53 | 50 | 229 | 390 | 1548 | 1430 | 1387 | 1145 | 857 | 843 | — | — | — | 641 | 269 | 123 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 4 | SW 18 | W 12 | WSW 15 | S 4 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 25 | 449 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 71 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 19 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 131 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 891 | 901 | 832 | — | 270 | 528 | 493 | 594 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 50 | 28 | 50 | 188 | 188 | 12 | 92 | 739 | 735 | 297 | 268 |
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