Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.14° N 5.08° W

Falmouth - Swanpool Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 6 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Falmouth - Swanpool sea temperature is
18.7° C
2.4° 

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 18 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, ESE swell with 35 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 1PM. 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 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 1PM (Sun 19th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 5s

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


The Lowdown

Right, let's have a look at what we've got for the next couple of weeks around Falmouth - Swanpool.

To be straight with you, this is a pretty grim run of forecasts. We’re looking at a long, dry spell of tiny, poor surf stretching right through the whole 16-day window. There’s hardly a ripple of consequence on the cards. It’s not that there are days with nothing; it’s that the days with something are so small it barely counts. The only real suggestion of swell comes early on, but it’s weak.

The first real blip is on the morning of Sunday the 19th of July. You’ve got a tiny 3 ft of swell bumping in from the ESE, but that’s paired with a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind from the same direction. It’s going to be lumpy and messy. Wave energy is a paltry 25 (weak). Not worth suiting up for.

The afternoon of Sunday the 19th is a slight improvement on the morning, with the wind dropping to a light breeze, but the swell is still tiny at 3 ft from the ESE with a short, weak period of 5 seconds. The combined energy is still low at 39 (weak). It’s a poor outlook.

After that, it’s a long, long wait. The only other window with any kind of shape comes almost a week later, on the afternoon of Thursday the 23rd of July. We get 3 ft from the East, but it’s a choppy 4-second period. The wind, however, goes glassy. For a brief moment, if you squint, the water will be like a mirror. But with a combined energy of just 30 (weak), don't expect any power. The morning of Friday the 24th of July is similar: a tiny 2 ft from the East with a light offshore breeze, so it’ll be clean, but again, no real push.

After that Friday afternoon, the charts go completely flat. We’re looking at a run of zero energy from the 21st of July through to the 2nd of August, with the odd tiny blip of 0.3 ft from the South. That's barely a ripple.

The water temperature is sitting at 66°F, which is labelled as much warmer than normal for this time of year. A nice thought, but with nothing to surf, it doesn't help.

Honestly, for this stretch, your board is better off in the car or hanging in the shed. There just isn't any surf to write home about. Sometimes it goes like this. The forecasts can change, but right now, this is a total blank.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
14
0.5
NE
4
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
S
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
5
5
25
32
8
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
8
8
26
16
13
7
3
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
30
ESE
10
E
15
N
10
NE
5
NNW
15
N
10
E
5
ESE
15
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
15
NE
5
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
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cross-off
cross-off
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cross-on
cross-off
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off
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cross-on
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cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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glassy
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cross-off
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off
High Tide
9:14PM5.24m
9:40AM4.63m
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
Low Tide
3:17PM0.65m
3:49AM0.67m
4:00PM0.88m
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
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5:37
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9:22
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Temp °C
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17
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Feels °C
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20
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19
15
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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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