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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 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
85 | 121 | 147 | 236 | 229 | 273 | 396 | 940 | 1925 | 2611 | 2080 | 1818 | 2193 | 2249 | 1407 | 853 | 674 | 510 | 411 | 295 | 168 | 108 | 108 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:24PM4.34m | 4:38AM4.74m | 5:01PM4.53m | 5:14AM4.83m | 5:33PM4.69m | 5:47AM4.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM1.22m | 10:51PM1.29m | 11:20AM1.05m | 11:34PM1.07m | 11:57AM0.94m | 00:11AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | 8:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 33 | 121 | 147 | 236 | 229 | 273 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 248 | 240 | 189 | 186 | 135 | 128 | 95 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 107 | 69 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 85 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 57 | 96 | 132 | 124 | 119 | 115 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 66 | 108 | 108 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 69 | 60 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 66 | 88 | 78 | 61 | 67 | 159 | 396 | 940 | 1925 | 2611 | 2080 | 1818 | 2193 | 2249 | 1407 | 853 | 674 | 510 | 411 | 295 | 168 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 167 | 191 | 18 | 172 | 167 | 293 | 219 | 226 | 213 | 179 | 209 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 179 | 179 | 172 | 172 | 128 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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