Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 8PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | E 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 4 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | E 6 | S 13 |
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 kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM4.37m | 3:32AM4.16m | 3:48PM4.65m | 4:24AM4.43m | 4:38PM4.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM1.89m | 9:29PM1.47m | 9:52AM1.56m | 10:30PM1.11m | 10:47AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 146 | 181 | 184 | 149 | 146 | 135 | 133 | 96 | 94 | 126 | 106 | — | 30 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 93 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | S 12 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 9 | W 11 | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 94 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 3 | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 54 | 69 | 91 | 91 | 121 | 109 | 121 | 124 | 4 | — | 45 | 43 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 263 | 243 | 263 | 757 | 949 | 950 | 868 | 263 | 216 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 268 | 188 | 190 |
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