Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 10AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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!
0
!
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2
3
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SW
1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)111212121211111111111111101010101015141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)455050514546399935893153199518351663161613341205942706590436308309419758724581484308
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
25
SW
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
4.08
12:39AM
3.93
1:05PM
3.95
1:38AM
3.96
2:02PM
3.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
2.00
6:27PM
2.06
7:02AM
2.17
7:47PM
2.13
8:31AM
2.15
8:58PM
2.03
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise--8:15-------8:15-------8:14-----
Sunset----4:40-------4:42-------4:44---
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1-----44-----------14
Temp. °C111111121111101011101110987666578899
Feels °C (?)344556678867421123332121
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