Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
S
4
0.5
E
3
0.8
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
14
14
5
6
21
51
61
34
27
66
81
78
93
103
124
141
412
332
299
293
262
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:01AM4.18m
5:20PM4.55m
5:38AM4.43m
5:56PM4.79m
6:12AM4.66m
6:27PM5.00m
Low Tide
11:36AM1.51m
00:00AM1.33m
12:10PM1.21m
00:32AM1.05m
12:42PM0.95m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
20
20
19
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
16
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