Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | WSW 16 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 432 | 50 | 77 | 69 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 76 | 237 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:08PM3.81m | 1:01AM3.55m | 1:36PM3.85m | 2:16AM3.71m | 2:39PM4.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM2.26m | 6:32AM2.32m | 7:46PM2.26m | 8:15AM2.25m | 9:12PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 260 | 432 | 524 | 619 | 674 | 704 | 673 | 563 | 513 | 496 | 513 | 459 | 401 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 50 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | 45 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 60 | 55 | 48 | 77 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 76 | 237 | 757 | 2595 | 12049 | 14247 | 12344 | 8819 | 5092 | 3742 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 51 | 54 | 441 | 523 | 290 | 568 | 248 | 576 | 668 | 556 | 178 |
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