
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 3AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:44AM4.18m | 1:16PM3.99m | 1:43AM3.99m | 2:15PM3.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM1.83m | 7:03AM1.95m | 7:35PM2.07m | 8:19AM2.10m | 9:06PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 13 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 4 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 531 | 537 | 414 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 1796 | 2168 | 569 | 44 | 44 | 522 | 518 | 435 | 576 | 1805 | 733 | 423 |
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