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Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Falmouth - Swanpool surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:34PM3.86m | 1:57AM4.19m | 2:32PM4.09m | 2:51AM4.45m | 3:22PM4.37m | 3:39AM4.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM2.02m | 8:19AM1.80m | 8:44PM1.83m | 9:27AM1.51m | 9:49PM1.51m | 10:22AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 32 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 9 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 28 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 5 | N 3 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 48 | 85 | 332 | 561 | 686 | 629 | 721 | 737 | 692 | 632 | 621 | 504 | 480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 243 | 263 | 596 | 240 | 44 | 210 | 270 | 479 | 43 | 732 | 594 | 512 | 512 | 537 | 559 | 727 | 1054 | 749 | 1120 | 727 | 297 | 485 | 485 |
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