Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's shaping up for Falmouth – Swanpool. It's a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, to be honest. We get a little window of small, clean waves mid-week, but then it drops right off into a long, quiet spell. There’s a bit of a kick at the very tail end of the forecast, but that's far out and comes with its own issues.

Right now, the focus is on Wednesday the 9th. That’s your best bet. The swell is small, around 3ft from the west-southwest with a period of 9 seconds, and the key here is the wind. It's a light offshore breeze from the northwest in the morning, which will have this place looking clean. The combined energy is moderate at 121, so there's some push behind it. It's a beginner-friendly spot, and the conditions will be glassy – that's a major positive for making the most of a small day. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

After that little pulse, things go pretty flat. Thursday the 10th is a write-off with onshore winds, and then we see some energy bump up again on Friday the 11th, with a 6ft swell from the WSW (9-second period). That has decent energy (463) and it could be clean in the morning with a cross-offshore breeze. Problem is, the waves are likely to be a bit too big for the beginners this spot is best for, and the conditions are described as marginal.

Then it's grim. From Saturday the 12th right through until late in the month, the readings are tiny – we're talking ankle-biters or flat. There’s a solid two-week gap with nothing worth talking about for a paddle surfer. The wind is often clean or offshore, but there just isn’t any swell to work with.

Now, looking way ahead into the distance, around the 21st of September, the long-range stuff shows a pulse of energy returning. The Monday the 21st sees 5ft of very short-period swell (6 seconds) from the east, with strong offshore winds. The energy is moderate (158), but that short period and strong breeze makes it a challenge; it’s clean but hard to paddle into, and probably a bit of a battle. This setup might actually look more interesting for kite surfing with that wind strength. The following days show similar small, short-period east swell with cleaner moderate winds, but the surf quality is still described as ordinary.

So to wrap it up, your standout is Wednesday the 9th for a small, clean, beginner-friendly session. After that, get ready for a long flat spell. The stuff right at the end of the month is just a distant promise that might not deliver.

- Rusty

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