Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. I’ve had a long look at the charts for our bit of coast, and the truth is, for the next 16 days, we’re stuck in a proper flat spell. There’s nothing on the cards that’s worth paddling out for, so let’s just call it what it is.

The only spot that’s even considered is Falmouth – Swanpool. It’s a beginner-friendly break, and it’s fairly consistent, but it’s not seeing any love from the swell. The water temperature is sitting at 67°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a proper anomaly at nearly three degrees above average, so you’ll be comfortable just floating around.

We start off on Monday, July 20th, with tiny, weak energy. The combined energy of all swells is just 2, so there’s almost nothing moving. The swell is a pathetic 1.0ft from the east, with a period of only 3 seconds – that’s windswell, not surf. The wind is a cross-on ESE breeze, making it choppy. By Monday afternoon, the wind goes glassy, but the swell drops to 0.7ft. It’s flat.

Tuesday, July 21st, is more of the same: 0.7ft of east swell, a period of 4 seconds, and combined energy of just 1. Tuesday afternoon goes glassy again, but there’s nothing to ride.

The rest of the week is a write-off. Wednesday the 22nd shows no swell in the morning, but a tiny 0.3ft pops up in the afternoon from the south with a period of 15 seconds. That’s a very long period groundswell, but it’s so small it’s not surfable. The combined energy is only 4. The wind is cross-off, so it’s clean, but there’s nothing to surf.

Thursday July 23rd through to Sunday July 26th is all 0.3ft swell, with periods ranging from 11 to 16 seconds. The combined energy never gets above 9. The wind is often offshore or glassy, keeping the water clean as a whistle, but you can’t ride what isn’t there. Saturday July 25th has a fresh cross-off wind, but the swell is still a measly 0.3ft.

From Monday July 27th all the way to Tuesday August 4th, the pattern doesn’t change. The swell is absent for days at a time, with zero energy readings. We see a few entries with a 2ft easterly swell at the very end on Saturday August 1st afternoon, with a combined energy of 11, and a period of just 4 seconds. That’s a tiny, weak bump. Sunday August 2nd has a glassy morning with a 1.0ft east swell, period of 6 seconds, and energy of 6. It’s a lake out there.

To be honest, this is a blank run. For this area, a long stretch with no surf is more normal than not. It’s a total loss for paddle surfing. The whole setup is so weak and small that if you’re really desperate for a thrill, the offshore winds and small fetch might make it look more interesting for a kite surfer than someone with a longboard. There’s just nothing here for us.

Rusty.

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