Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 1AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
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 kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM4.33m | 11:15AM4.13m | 11:46PM3.99m | 12:20PM3.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM1.47m | 5:09AM1.70m | 5:29PM1.85m | 5:52AM2.03m | 6:26PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 88 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 614 | 575 | 464 | 332 | 268 | 180 | 140 | 111 | 86 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | 356 | 173 | 349 | 488 | 640 | 685 | 716 | 748 | 680 | 863 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 246 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 173 | 172 | 296 | 201 | 173 | 24 | 18 | 63 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 192 | 24 | 18 |
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