Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15AM4.94m | 7:36PM5.42m | 8:04AM4.90m | 8:25PM5.38m | 8:53AM4.79m | 9:14PM5.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.49m | 2:20AM0.32m | 2:33PM0.51m | 3:05AM0.44m | 3:17PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | NW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 40 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 264 | 264 | 270 | 260 | 125 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 1271 | 421 | 429 | 413 | 414 | 421 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 573 | ||
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