
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 4PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07AM4.54m | 10:32PM4.71m | 11:03AM4.38m | 11:33PM4.48m | 12:12PM4.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM1.21m | 5:14AM1.27m | 5:34PM1.44m | 6:10AM1.52m | 6:39PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 92 | 60 | 44 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
397 | 306 | 184 | 150 | 116 | 112 | 113 | 125 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 733 | 732 | 201 | 190 | 201 | 73 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 435 | 435 | 210 | 511 | 210 | 414 | 420 | 421 | 435 | 420 | 404 |
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