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Falmouth - Swanpool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.3° 

Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (21 Oct):

    The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.


    Short Range Forecast

    Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

    Tue
    20
    Wednesday
    21
    Thursday
    22
    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
    Rating
    (10 max)
    0
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
    1
    0
    0
    0
    Swell
    Height Map
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    Wave
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.6
    SW
    4
    1.1
    SSW
    5
    1.9
    SSW
    6
    2.5
    WSW
    13
    4
    W
    9
    5
    W
    12
    5
    W
    12
    4.5
    W
    12
    4
    W
    12
    4
    W
    12
    4
    W
    10
    4.5
    W
    10
    4
    W
    11
    3.5
    WSW
    12
    3
    WSW
    11
    2.5
    WSW
    11
    2.5
    WSW
    11
    2.4
    SSW
    7
    4
    SSW
    8
    Wave Graph
    Metric surfscale
    Energy kJ
    10
    52
    233
    2132
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2228
    1783
    1815
    558
    2199
    Wind (km/h)
    25
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    35
    S
    40
    WNW
    50
    WNW
    50
    WNW
    50
    WNW
    45
    WNW
    40
    W
    40
    W
    50
    WSW
    40
    W
    30
    W
    20
    W
    15
    SW
    20
    S
    35
    SSW
    50
    S
    60
    S
    Wind State
    cross-on
    cross-on
    cross-on
    off
    off
    off
    off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross
    cross-on
    cross-on
    cross-on
    cross-on
    High Tide
    1:36PM3.85m
    2:16AM3.71m
    2:39PM4.04m
    3:10AM3.97m
    3:28PM4.31m
    Low Tide
    7:46PM2.26m
    8:15AM2.25m
    9:12PM2.01m
    9:30AM1.96m
    clear
    light rain
    light rain
    light rain
    cloud
    cloud
    clear
    rain showers
    rain showers
    light rain
    thunderstorm
    rain showers
    rain showers
    part cloud
    cloud
    light rain
    light rain
    light rain
    rain showers
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    7:50
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    7:52
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    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
    6:20
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    6:17
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    6:15
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     mm
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    1
    1
    1
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    1
    1
    1
    2
    3
    1
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    1
    4
    3
    2
    Temp °C
    14
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Feels °C
    8
    6
    5
    4
    0
    0
    1
    2
    3
    4
    3
    4
    7
    8
    10
    9
    6
    4
    1
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