Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
2.1
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
48
48
59
113
237
402
562
675
636
535
475
474
419
246
175
176
86
46
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
NE
20
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46PM3.90m
3:18AM3.74m
3:48PM4.07m
4:15AM3.93m
4:39PM4.30m
Low Tide
9:53PM2.21m
10:10AM2.12m
10:48PM1.93m
10:58AM1.82m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
14
12
13
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
14
14
16
18
18
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