Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let's have a look at what we've got on the horizon for Falmouth – Swanpool. I’ll be straight with you, it's a bit of a slow burner this one, but there's a glimmer of something promising if you can wait it out.

The window opens on Sunday, the 2nd of August, but don't get your hopes up. We're looking at tiny, weak swell – we're talking a combined energy of just (3) – with a short, choppy period. It's poor conditions, just not worth getting the board wet. This flat spell drags on for a good while.

Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th see a slight bump in swell size, up to around 3ft and 5ft, but the wind is all wrong – it's onshore or cross-shore, making it choppy and messy. The combined energy gets up to (229), but the quality is still rated as poor.

Wednesday the 5th offers a tiny window with a 5ft swell from the WSW and a clean, moderate offshore wind from the WNW. The combined energy is (227), and for a brief moment it's surfable, but very ordinary. That's the best we get for the first week.

From Thursday the 6th right through to Wednesday the 12th, it’s a write-off. We’re looking at near-flat conditions day after day, with swell heights consistently at 0.3ft or 0.7ft. Some of that time has nice offshore or glassy winds, but there’s simply nothing to ride. A real dry spell.

Finally, there's a flicker of life. On Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th of August, a small swell fills in around 2ft from the WSW with a moderate offshore wind. It’s surfable, but still very ordinary with combined energy around (75). A beginner might get a fun little wave, but it's nothing to write home about.

Now, the standout, and the only one I'd really circle on the calendar, is Saturday the 15th of August. We’ve got a decent pulse of swell from the East building through the morning, hitting 6ft with a combined energy of (268). The wind is a clean, cross-offshore breeze, which should keep things tidy. It’s a moderate period swell at 6 seconds, so it won't have the grunt of a groundswell, but the size and clean conditions make it the best bet of the whole outlook. That morning session is your window. The afternoon keeps the size at 7ft with energy of (496), but the conditions become more marginal. It is a bit of a wait, so keep an eye on the charts.

After that, Sunday the 16th looks a mess with onshore winds and lumpy conditions, and Monday the 17th has a 8ft East swell with a combined energy of (789), but the wind is cross-off, making it a marginal, tricky call. That size is getting into expert territory at Swanpool.

So, to sum it up: a long, flat gap, then a very ordinary mid-week, with the only real highlight being Saturday morning the 15th of August. Get on it if you can.

Rusty.

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