Surf Forecasts:
Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, SSW swell with 513 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 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a cuppa and listen up. Rusty here, checking the charts for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a tough watch. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a wipeout for Falmouth - Swanpool. We're looking at a long, flat spell with hardly any proper swell and a whole lot of wind to mess things up.
The water is sitting at 65.5°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only silver lining.
Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st are a write-off – tiny 0.7ft swells with a weak energy reading of just 20-27, and the wind is all over the shop. Saturday the 22nd sees a weird, short-period 2.6ft easterly swell, but it's cross-on and choppy. Not worth getting wet for.
Sunday and Monday? More of the same – tiny, weak swells and cross-onshore winds. By Monday the 24th, we get a bit more oomph with a 4.9ft easterly swell (energy around 174), but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore, making it lumpy. It gets worse in the afternoon with a 6.9ft easterly swell (energy at 417), but it's messy and cross-on. That's some serious energy, but it's all wrong for us – it's a beach break setup, so that onshore wind is just going to turn it into a washing machine. Honestly, with that much wind and swell, it looks more interesting for the kite surfers than for paddle surfing.
The rest of the week is a blur of small, onshore slop. The only slight glimmer comes on Friday the 28th of August, with a 9.8ft WSW swell (a big energy reading of 1113!), and a cross-offshore wind, which cleans it up. But it's a "marginal" call, meaning it's a gamble. That's a big swell for a beginner spot, so only for the experts. A couple of days later, on Monday the 31st of August, we get a surfable 2.6ft SSW swell with a clean offshore wind, but it's still a very ordinary setup.
The first week of September is just as flat. Tiny 0.7ft swells and glassy conditions, but no power to push a wave. The period is long, around 14-15 seconds, but with no height, it's just a dream.
So, in short, keep your board in the car for a while. There's nothing good to chase here. Fingers crossed the forecasts change, because it's a long, dry, flat run.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the E by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
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 kJ | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 144 | 392 | 220 | 107 | 30 | 45 | 453 | 412 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM4.13m | 11:46PM3.99m | 12:20PM3.93m | 00:55AM3.75m | 1:34PM3.84m | 2:10AM3.66m | 2:46PM3.90m | 3:18AM3.74m | 3:48PM4.07m | 4:15AM3.93m | 4:39PM4.30m | 5:01AM4.18m | 5:20PM4.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM1.85m | 5:52AM2.03m | 6:26PM2.18m | 6:56AM2.28m | 8:10PM2.35m | 8:49AM2.33m | 9:53PM2.21m | 10:10AM2.12m | 10:48PM1.93m | 10:58AM1.82m | 11:27PM1.63m | 11:36AM1.51m | 00:00AM1.33m | ||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 11 | ESE 5 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | E 6 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 693 | 474 | 180 | 111 | 64 | 65 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 25 | 45 | 453 | 412 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 56 | 181 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | NW 6 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | E 5 | — | W 10 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 2 | — | 51 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | N 3 | NW 4 | N 3 | ENE 2 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 700 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 17 | — | 144 | 392 | 220 | 107 | 2 | 25 | 388 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 532 | 190 | 18 | 73 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 400 | 172 | 231 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 173 | 128 | 28 |
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