Surf Forecasts:
Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period, SW swell with 8 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Falmouth - Swanpool this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Falmouth - Swanpool in the next 16 days are 0.1m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 9s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 19th Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 11 | S 13 | W 6 | W 9 | S 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM5.20m | 8:21AM4.93m | 8:40PM4.93m | 8:56AM4.74m | 9:16PM4.59m | 9:34AM4.49m | 9:55PM4.23m | 10:19AM4.20m | 10:46PM3.87m | 11:23AM3.92m | 00:06AM3.60m | 12:54PM3.77m | 1:40AM3.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.55m | 2:46AM0.73m | 2:59PM0.80m | 3:18AM1.02m | 3:33PM1.12m | 3:49AM1.35m | 4:08PM1.48m | 4:22AM1.68m | 4:47PM1.84m | 5:00AM2.01m | 5:36PM2.17m | 5:53AM2.29m | 6:59PM2.39m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 10 | S 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | S 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | S 16 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 199 | 190 | 11 | 76 | 2 | 460 | 919 | 743 | 3 | 120 | 126 | 601 | 1124 | 835 | 5 | 103 | 143 | 384 | 331 | 181 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 157 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 187 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 12 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 140 | 253 | 339 | — | — | — | 468 | 182 | 440 | — | — | — | 638 | — | 124 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 201 | 201 | 92 | 92 | 190 | 190 | 532 | 201 | 51 | 24 | 176 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 18 |
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