
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 10AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (23 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | S 13 | E 3 | E 4 | S 13 | S 13 | E 3 | ESE 4 | W 10 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 16 | SE 16 | W 15 | SE 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50AM3.94m | 4:10PM4.30m | 4:33AM4.24m | 4:49PM4.60m | 5:09AM4.54m | 5:23PM4.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM1.90m | 10:53PM1.63m | 11:03AM1.53m | 11:27PM1.27m | 11:38AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
1138 | 1195 | 1575 | 1304 | 976 | 961 | 657 | 544 | 469 | 367 | 287 | 233 | 189 | 144 | 131 | 98 | 1174 | 2431 | 3353 | 2902 | 3127 | 2557 | 2281 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 3 | ESE 4 | W 20 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 12 | S 12 |
308 | 181 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 96 | 90 | 10 | 10 | — | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | W 18 | W 16 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 92 | 12 |
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