Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
1.1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
E
1.9
ESE
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)456666677777888888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2250122141131217303396488541622913115714991536137113381004988836808814699675
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
5.39
8:02PM
5.31
8:26AM
5.13
8:48PM
5.10
9:17AM
4.75
9:42PM
4.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:28PM
0.41
2:51AM
0.44
3:13PM
0.67
3:40AM
0.71
4:01PM
1.04
4:34AM
1.06
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:13-------6:11
Sunset---8:21-------8:22-------8:23----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101110999988910101099910101010111099
Feels °C (?)54222220-1010-1-1-1-101123211
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