Surf Forecasts:
Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSW swell with 819 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 9s period and expected on Friday (Oct 09) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | S 12 | E 4 | S 11 | NNW 5 | E 6 | WNW 7 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 8 |
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 kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 77 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:45PM4.37m | 3:32AM4.16m | 3:48PM4.65m | 4:24AM4.43m | 4:38PM4.92m | 5:06AM4.67m | 5:19PM5.12m | 5:40AM4.86m | 5:55PM5.23m | 6:13AM5.00m | 6:28PM5.24m | 6:44AM5.07m | 7:00PM5.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM1.47m | 9:52AM1.56m | 10:30PM1.11m | 10:47AM1.18m | 11:18PM0.81m | 11:32AM0.86m | 11:59PM0.61m | 12:12PM0.65m | 00:36AM0.53m | 12:49PM0.55m | 1:11AM0.56m | 1:25PM0.58m | 1:43AM0.68m | ||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 11 | S 13 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 146 | 184 | 135 | 96 | 82 | 45 | 132 | 64 | 3 | — | — | 1209 | 784 | 557 | 318 | 456 | 335 | 229 | 96 | 55 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 202 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | N 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 46 | 76 | 119 | 4 | 44 | 237 | 724 | 1045 | — | 878 | — | 201 | — | — | — | 40 | 77 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 485 | 937 | 420 | 24 | 28 | 443 | 280 | 532 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 92 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 172 | 172 | 234 |
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