Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 8PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 373 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM4.49m | 9:55PM4.23m | 10:19AM4.20m | 10:46PM3.87m | 11:23AM3.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM1.48m | 4:22AM1.68m | 4:47PM1.84m | 5:00AM2.01m | 5:36PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 12 | S 17 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 175 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1011 | 1442 | 1349 | 1215 | 3 | 6 | 353 | 229 | 178 | 166 | 198 | 284 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 336 | 582 | 623 | 725 | 867 | — | 1815 | 1713 | — | 1074 | 1145 | 212 | 348 | 430 | 461 | 418 | 373 | 1037 | 1158 | 1037 | 941 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 164 | 190 | 188 | 190 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 190 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 190 | 190 | 209 | 209 | 51 |
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