Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one for Falmouth. We’ve got a 16-day window and honestly, there’s nothing to get excited about. The first proper surf doesn’t even show until Saturday, August 1st, and even then it’s a bit of a mess.

Let’s walk through it. The whole first week, from Thursday 23rd through to the end of July, is a total write-off. The swell is tiny, barely a ripple, with combined energy readings in the single digits (2 to 8). It’s just not doing anything. You’d be wasting your time even looking at the water.

Then, on Saturday, August 1st, we finally get a pulse. The morning brings a bit of a bump with a 2 ft swell from the WSW and a short period of 10 seconds. The wind is a fresh cross-shore, so it’s lumpy, but the combined energy hits 60 (moderate). It’s still poor surf conditions, though. The afternoon is where it gets proper weird for Falmouth - Swanpool. A 7 ft swell from the SW rolls in, but with a very short period of just 6 seconds. That’s a lot of closeout, slopey energy. The wind turns cross-offshore and clean, so the face might look tidy, but with that kind of size and short period, it’s a real handful. The combined energy jumps to 320 (strong). This is strictly for experts, if anyone at all. Beginners, stay on the sand.

The following days, Sunday 2nd and Monday 3rd, drop back down. Sunday morning sees a 4 ft SW swell, 8-second period, with clean cross-off wind and a combined energy of 131 (moderate). The quality is still in the “poor” bin, so it’s a messy, weak option. Monday fades fast to 1 ft and then nothing much for the rest of the run.

The final shot comes on Thursday, August 6th, with a 3 ft to 4 ft swell from the East. But the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, building to a moderate breeze. The combined energy hits 133 (moderate) in the afternoon, but it’s a bumpy, onshore mess. Not worth suiting up for.

Water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

Honestly, the only standout is the afternoon of Saturday, August 1st, if you’re a hardcore expert looking for a challenge. That 7 ft SW swell with clean offshore wind is the only real energy in the whole 16 days, but it’s short period and messy. For the rest of us, it’s a blank run. This is a pretty normal outcome for Falmouth - Swanpool when the swell just doesn’t line up. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a big fat zero.

Rusty.

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