Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.0° 

Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Falmouth - Swanpool today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
0.3
E
4
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
1
W
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
153
185
185
197
297
292
312
3
2
2
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:48PM5.18m
6:18AM4.88m
6:36PM5.39m
7:02AM4.98m
7:20PM5.48m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.48m
12:50PM0.55m
1:19AM0.31m
1:32PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
22
21
20
20
23
24
24
22
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
19
17
Feels °C
23
24
22
21
19
20
22
22
23
22
21
20
20
20
21
20
19
17
15
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