Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 11AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2634 | 6 | 5029 | 4824 | 4004 | 3555 | 3092 | 2618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:20AM4.80m | 8:37PM4.48m | 8:56AM4.57m | 9:14PM4.17m | 9:38AM4.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM1.10m | 3:05PM1.19m | 3:15AM1.36m | 3:39PM1.49m | 3:48AM1.64m | 4:17PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2634 | 4888 | 5029 | 4824 | 4004 | 3555 | 3092 | 2618 | 2287 | 1843 | 1596 | 1292 | 1160 | 1045 | 911 | 814 | 800 | 702 | 596 | 493 | 418 | 350 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | E 5 | E 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 319 | 337 | 170 | 15 | 15 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | — | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 50 | 190 | 209 | 164 | 108 | 167 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 170 | 248 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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