Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 3AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 7 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1781 | 1759 | 1211 | 878 | 671 | 88 | 124 | 554 | 768 | 973 | 1796 | 2074 | 1736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57PM5.16m | 7:12AM4.97m | 7:28PM5.26m | 7:43AM5.03m | 8:00PM5.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.75m | 1:36AM0.65m | 1:48PM0.63m | 2:10AM0.57m | 2:22PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 878 | 671 | 384 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1391 | 1070 | 904 | 730 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1781 | 1759 | 1211 | — | 110 | 88 | 124 | 554 | 768 | 973 | 1796 | 2074 | 1736 | 1652 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 270 | 172 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 188 | 421 | 518 | 280 | 229 | 168 | 724 | 154 | 201 | 201 | 167 | 28 | 24 |
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