Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 BST
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Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today?

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 9PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
73
77
56
34
27
42
119
309
357
311
216
156
203
187
238
127
103
60
32
21
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
ENE
25
E
15
NE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53AM3.80m
11:31PM4.02m
12:20PM3.75m
00:51AM4.03m
1:34PM3.86m
1:57AM4.19m
Low Tide
5:10PM1.93m
5:51AM1.94m
6:11PM2.04m
7:01AM1.95m
7:26PM2.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:52
8:52
8:54
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
15
13
13
11
10
11
14
14
13
10
8
8
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
8
9
11
11
9
9
6
4
3
7
9
7
5
3
4
4
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
W
12
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
NW
8
0.2
W
11
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
7
1.7
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
SSW
9
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Energy kJ
73
47
47
43
34
27
11
9
8
5
311
216
156
14
15
168
127
103
60
32
21
18
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
11
0.4
NW
9
0.2
W
11
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
NW
7
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
22
20
9
5
9
9
5
5
8
19
8
15
15
15
23
21
20
12
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
NNW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.3
W
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.2
W
11
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
NW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
1
1
3
5
16
21
1
3
3
2
9
8
9
2
2
5
1
2
7
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
0.7
NNE
4
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
0.1
NW
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
71
73
77
56
3
4
42
119
309
357
15
203
187
238
1
4
6
5
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
29
179
201
20
79
218
210
252
260
252
260
370
118
20
0
20
113
113
0
569
299
218
270
299
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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