Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 11AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 25 | 209 | 359 | 373 | 331 | 296 | 296 | 322 | 346 | 345 | 316 | 341 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:17AM5.02m | 8:35PM5.19m | 8:54AM4.91m | 9:15PM4.99m | 9:37AM4.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.59m | 2:59PM0.67m | 3:22AM0.72m | 3:38PM0.84m | 4:03AM0.96m | 4:23PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
339 | 281 | 194 | 162 | 158 | 113 | 108 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 67 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 331 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SW 10 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | S 8 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 209 | 359 | 373 | — | 296 | 296 | 322 | 346 | 345 | 316 | 341 | 359 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 423 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 262 | 231 | 190 |
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