Surf Forecasts:
Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, E swell with 1,574 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Falmouth - Swanpool this week:
The surf forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Falmouth - Swanpool in the next 16 days are 3.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 9s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this Falmouth-Swanpool stretch is looking at a long, grim spell before any sort of pay-off. We’re talking eight days of nasty, onshore slop before a brief window of clean surf shows up.
The first real chance to get wet doesn’t come until Thursday the 16th. Before that, it’s a write-off. From Friday the 10th right through to Wednesday the 15th, the wind is hammering in from the east and east-northeast, blowing straight across or onshore. The wave heights bounce around a bit, but it’s all lumpy, choppy, and messy. The energy is weak to moderate at best, and the swell period is a short, weak 4 to 8 seconds. This isn’t surfing; it’s a washing machine. That’s a solid six days of nothing worth paddling for.
Then on Thursday the 16th, we get a break. The morning looks glassy with a light northwesterly, and the wind switches to a clean cross-offshore in the afternoon. The swell is still a bit lumpy from the east at 8ft, but the energy is solid (529) and the wind is right. It’s big enough to be fun, but at that size, it’s likely too much for beginners. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there.
Friday the 17th is still okay, with clean conditions and smaller 4ft to 3ft waves, but the energy is dropping off fast. By Saturday the 18th, it’s all gone again, and the surf drops into a flat, tiny lull that lasts until the end of the outlook on the 25th. A few tiny pulses of very long-period southern swell (15–18 seconds) show up in the last week, but they’re barely 0.3ft. That’s nothing for a paddle surfer.
So, the only standout in this whole 16-day window is Thursday the 16th at Falmouth-Swanpool. The morning is glassy, the afternoon is clean, and there’s a solid 8ft east swell with moderate energy. It’s the one day to call in sick for. The rest? A long, flat, wind-blown wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 18 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 18 | 10 | 149 | 295 | 151 | 554 | 620 | 1134 | 1385 | 1087 | 272 | 295 | 150 | 35 | 173 | 184 | 107 | 508 | 263 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:59PM4.33m | 2:26AM4.51m | 3:01PM4.50m | 3:30AM4.60m | 4:01PM4.73m | 4:30AM4.72m | 4:58PM4.97m | 5:28AM4.84m | 5:53PM5.19m | 6:23AM4.92m | 6:45PM5.35m | 7:15AM4.94m | 7:36PM5.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM1.55m | 8:27PM1.64m | 9:11AM1.48m | 9:48PM1.44m | 10:22AM1.27m | 10:56PM1.12m | 11:22AM1.01m | 11:54PM0.78m | 12:14PM0.76m | 00:45AM0.50m | 1:03PM0.58m | 1:34AM0.34m | 1:49PM0.49m | 2:20AM0.32m | |||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | E 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 129 | 97 | 141 | 92 | 65 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 150 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | S 16 | S 17 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | N 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 21 | S 21 | NW 8 | W 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 18 | 10 | 149 | 295 | 151 | 554 | 620 | 1134 | 1385 | 1087 | 272 | 295 | — | 35 | 173 | 184 | 107 | 508 | 263 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 22 | 18 | 44 | 29 | 24 | 414 | 400 | 629 | 179 | 167 | 44 | 29 | 44 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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