Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 7AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:40AM4.60m | 10:03PM4.69m | 10:24AM4.37m | 10:50PM4.33m | 11:15AM4.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.98m | 4:08PM1.10m | 4:32AM1.34m | 4:46PM1.47m | 5:09AM1.70m | 5:29PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 235 | 251 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 649 | 538 | 480 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 80 | 109 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 110 | 117 | 147 | 156 | — | — | 295 | 327 | 359 | 460 | 537 | 671 | 686 | 812 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 240 | 164 | 263 | 411 | 879 | 201 | 190 | 173 | 175 | 173 | 176 | 216 | 201 | 268 | 235 | 190 | 190 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 264 | 24 | 24 |
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