Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
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 kJ | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM4.37m | 10:50PM4.33m | 11:15AM4.13m | 11:46PM3.99m | 12:20PM3.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM1.34m | 4:46PM1.47m | 5:09AM1.70m | 5:29PM1.85m | 5:52AM2.03m | 6:26PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 194 | 202 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 693 | 575 | 524 | 464 | 280 | 224 | 180 | 140 | 90 | 88 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 262 | 356 | 225 | 340 | 529 | 640 | 685 | 769 | 732 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 167 | 437 | 201 | 574 | 576 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 168 | 172 | 170 | 532 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 73 | 18 | 73 | 201 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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