
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 5PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | E 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:21AM4.25m | 11:47PM4.44m | 12:16PM4.09m | 00:44AM4.18m | 1:16PM3.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM1.51m | 6:06AM1.68m | 6:24PM1.83m | 7:03AM1.95m | 7:35PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 4 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 |
1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 6 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 4 |
1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 404 | 749 | 749 | 732 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 218 | 414 | 551 | 734 | 592 | 44 | 82 | 38 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 44 | 727 | 537 |
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