
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 1PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 80 | 229 | 449 | 1548 | 1430 | 1387 | 1035 | 857 | 843 | 1046 | 0 | 0 | 464 | 214 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:18PM4.14m | 2:11AM4.01m | 2:45PM4.29m | 3:31AM4.17m | 3:55PM4.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM1.89m | 8:04PM1.80m | 8:45AM1.88m | 9:38PM1.55m | 10:05AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
153 | 116 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 53 | 50 | 71 | 311 | 1548 | 1430 | 1387 | 1035 | 857 | 5 | 5 | 1013 | 893 | 464 | 214 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 4 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | S 11 | — | — |
17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 229 | 449 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 313 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 19 | ESE 4 | W 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
2 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 843 | 1046 | — | — | 333 | 670 | 528 | 561 | 623 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 74 | 128 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 28 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 211 | 201 | 201 | 268 |
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