
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 250 | 166 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 111 | 119 | 88 | 75 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 59 | 19 | 19 | 145 | 387 | 963 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:31AM4.17m | 3:55PM4.59m | 4:34AM4.43m | 4:52PM4.92m | 5:23AM4.68m | 5:38PM5.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM1.57m | 10:44PM1.14m | 11:03AM1.17m | 11:35PM0.76m | 11:50AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
784 | 653 | 333 | 166 | — | — | 542 | 537 | 536 | 429 | 380 | 235 | 138 | 103 | 80 | 73 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 21 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | — |
— | — | 250 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 113 | 111 | 119 | 88 | 75 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
— | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 |
— | — | 627 | 374 | 528 | 550 | — | 513 | 566 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 27 | 49 | 145 | 387 | 963 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 35 | 170 | 736 | 735 | 297 | 92 | 92 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 176 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 0 |
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