Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 6 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.8° 

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 19 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 1AM (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 Thursday (Jul 23) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 1AM (Thu 23rd Jul)0.5ft (0.1m) 14s

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


The Lowdown

Alright folks, Rusty here. I’ve had a good look at the charts for our patch, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a quiet one. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat or near-flat conditions, so don’t go getting your hopes up for any hero sessions just yet.

The first sniff of anything rideable is a tiny, tiny pulse on Sunday afternoon, the 19th of July. Falmouth – Swanpool will see a 0.3ft swell from the south, but with a super long period of 19 seconds and a combined energy of just 12 (weak), it’s barely a ripple. The water’s sitting at a very unusual 67°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight. The wind is a light onshore breeze, so it’s not going to be clean.

That little blip is it. For the next several days, we’re stuck with tiny waves – 0.3ft to 0.7ft if we’re lucky. The wind does offer some relief. Monday morning the 20th is a write-off with a cross-on breeze, but Monday afternoon goes glassy. Tuesday afternoon the 21st is also glassy. Wednesday afternoon the 22nd turns clean with a cross-offshore wind. The issue is the swell just isn’t there. The combined energy stays in the single digits or low teens (weak), and the swell heights are measured in tenths of feet. These are flat spells, pure and simple.

A few more clean windows pop up – Thursday afternoon the 23rd goes glassy, Friday afternoon the 24th is glassy, and we get some clean offshore winds through the weekend of the 26th and 27th. But again, the swell is absent. You’d be floating around on a longboard hoping for a knee-high ripple.

We’ve got a big gap with no surf recommendations from the 29th of July all the way through to the 3rd of August. The charts show nothing but zeros for wave height and energy. The wind stays clean for much of that stretch, with moderate offshore breezes, but there’s simply no swell to work with. It’s a proper summer flat spell.

The best on offer? Honestly, there isn’t one. There’s no standout session here. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the glassy moments on Monday afternoon the 20th or Tuesday afternoon the 21st at Swanpool might give you a tiny, clean bump, but it’s a session for your fibreglass and your patience, not for your performance. For a beginner, a 0.3ft to 0.7ft wave is safe, but it’s not really surf.

This is a tough stretch for the area. We rely on consistency, and it’s just not here. The forecasts can shift, but for now, this is a blank run.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Period (s)
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S
19
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
3
1
2
1
1
5
1
4
8
8
0
0
7
3
6
5
5
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
NNW
20
E
5
ENE
20
N
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NE
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20
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glassy
cross-off
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glassy
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cross-off
cross-off
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High Tide
10:03PM5.01m
10:29AM4.44m
10:54PM4.73m
11:21AM4.25m
11:47PM4.44m
12:16PM4.09m
00:44AM4.18m
1:16PM3.99m
1:43AM3.99m
2:15PM3.98m
2:42AM3.90m
3:14PM4.04m
3:39AM3.91m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.99m
4:44PM1.18m
5:18AM1.34m
5:30PM1.51m
6:06AM1.68m
6:24PM1.83m
7:03AM1.95m
7:35PM2.07m
8:19AM2.10m
9:06PM2.13m
9:37AM2.07m
10:18PM2.01m
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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14
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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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