
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 125 | 124 | 152 | 89 | 51 | 35 | 37 | 55 | 86 | 71 | 57 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45PM5.35m | 7:15AM4.94m | 7:36PM5.42m | 8:04AM4.90m | 8:25PM5.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.58m | 1:34AM0.34m | 1:49PM0.49m | 2:20AM0.32m | 2:33PM0.51m | 3:05AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | 9:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | WSW 9 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
30 | 16 | 27 | 124 | 89 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 71 | 57 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
10 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | 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 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
93 | 125 | 124 | 152 | — | — | 35 | 37 | 55 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 44 | 44 | 113 | 0 | 73 | 270 | 285 | 293 | 191 | 264 | 143 | 262 | 90 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 1805 | 1805 | 404 | 404 | 414 | 414 |
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