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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 6 pm Wednesday 13 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 1.0°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 12AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
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 Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:22PM4.37m | 3:39AM4.74m | 4:07PM4.68m | 4:25AM5.01m | 4:51PM4.97m | 5:09AM5.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM1.51m | 10:22AM1.16m | 10:43PM1.15m | 11:11AM0.83m | 11:32PM0.81m | 11:58AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | NNE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 61 | 230 | 173 | 144 | 112 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | N 4 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 933 | 828 | 822 | 878 | 809 | 732 | 602 | 550 | 488 | 330 | 223 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 117 | 104 | 7 | 60 | 54 | 70 | 37 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1326 | 727 | 297 | 297 | 724 | 260 | 279 | 261 | 1123 | 263 | 176 | 178 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 192 | 297 | 297 | 24 | 223 | 28 | 73 | 231 | 262 |
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