Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.4° 

Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 6AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.2
SSW
7
2.2
SW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
0.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
148
370
1194
1693
2448
2205
1323
878
645
404
147
573
778
1032
1528
1700
1635
0
0
0
0
0
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
35
S
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42AM4.84m
6:57PM5.16m
7:12AM4.97m
7:28PM5.26m
7:43AM5.03m
8:00PM5.28m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.82m
1:14PM0.75m
1:36AM0.65m
1:48PM0.63m
2:10AM0.57m
2:22PM0.60m
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6:28
6:31
6:31
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8:12
8:08
8:07
 mm
5
7
3
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
19
17
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
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17
17
16
Feels °C
15
13
14
12
14
11
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
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