Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 12 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
18.7° C
2.7° 

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


Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, E swell with 358 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Falmouth - Swanpool this week:

The surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Falmouth - Swanpool in the next 16 days are 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Tue 14th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf10PM (Tue 14th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Most Powerful10AM (Tue 14th Jul)6ft (1.9m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for our little slice of the coast.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is looking pretty grim for anything worth paddling out for. We’ve got a long, dry spell ahead. The first real chance of even a mediocre wave doesn’t show up until Monday the 20th, and even then it’s a struggle. That’s a full week of flat or junk to get through.

The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Let’s start with Falmouth - Swanpool. It’s a beginner-friendly, fairly exposed spot that works best on a SW swell. For the next few days, it’s a total write-off. Tuesday the 14th has 6ft of short-period, weak E windswell, but it’s being mauled by a 19 mph cross-on breeze. The energy is a weak 416, and it’s just lumpy, messy crap. That pattern holds through Friday the 17th – tiny waves, bad wind, or both. On Thursday afternoon the 16th, it goes glassy but with only 3ft of weak, 6-second windswell (energy 60). It’s clean, but there’s hardly any push.

Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th are essentially flat. Swell heights are down at 0.7ft with energy readings of 1 or 2. You’d be better off finding a rockpool.

Monday the 20th sees a tiny pulse of life. The morning brings 5ft of ESE windswell, but it’s cross-on and choppy. The afternoon is the most interesting thing in the whole outlook: 4ft from the ESE with a light 6 mph cross-offshore breeze from the north. It’s clean, and the energy is 97 – weak, but it’s surfable. For a beginner, this is probably the best you’ll get in the whole run. Tuesday the 21st afternoon has a similar story: 5ft and glassy, but the energy is only 205 and the period is a short 6 seconds. It’ll be a bit fat and crumbly.

Wednesday the 22nd morning has a bump in size to 8ft from the east (energy 499), but it’s a short-period windswell with a cross-off wind. That’s getting into “too big for beginners” territory, and the quality is still marginal. By Thursday the 23rd, it’s dropping back to 5ft with a clean cross-off wind, but again, it’s just ordinary.

After that, we’re back to flat or tiny, junk waves from the 24th right through to the end of the run. The 29th shows a pulse of 8ft from the WSW with a period of 8 seconds, but it’s getting hammered by a 19 mph cross-shore wind and the energy is a solid 864. That’s powerful, but it’s a lumpy, wind-blown mess. Kite surfers might be loving it, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a no-go.

So, the honest truth? There’s no standout here. The one bright spot is Monday the 20th afternoon, maybe Tuesday the 21st afternoon, for a clean, small wave that’s good for a beginner or someone just wanting to get wet. The crowds are “often” here, so expect company. But for the rest of the 16 days… it’s a dusty spell. When it’s this quiet for this long, the forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, I’d be polishing the board.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Saturday
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Energy kJ
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64
23
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135
97
34
Wind (km/h)
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20
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15
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High Tide
5:28AM4.84m
5:53PM5.19m
6:23AM4.92m
6:45PM5.35m
7:15AM4.94m
7:36PM5.42m
8:04AM4.90m
8:25PM5.38m
8:53AM4.79m
9:14PM5.24m
9:40AM4.63m
10:03PM5.01m
10:29AM4.44m
10:54PM4.73m
Low Tide
12:14PM0.76m
00:45AM0.50m
1:03PM0.58m
1:34AM0.34m
1:49PM0.49m
2:20AM0.32m
2:33PM0.51m
3:05AM0.44m
3:17PM0.65m
3:49AM0.67m
4:00PM0.88m
4:33AM0.99m
4:44PM1.18m
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Information about the Falmouth - Swanpool Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Falmouth - Swanpool provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Falmouth - Swanpool can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Falmouth - Swanpool) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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