Surf Forecasts:
Falmouth - Swanpool surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 16 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 16 Nov, 6PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, SW swell with 5,118 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW 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 Sunday (Nov 15) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Falmouth - Swanpool in the next 16 days are 4.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Monday (Nov 16) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Mon 16th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Falmouth - Swanpool over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1037 | 2220 | 2088 | 1715 | 1149 | 671 | 408 | 251 | 196 | 150 | 97 | 172 | 137 | 293 | 196 | 408 | 337 | 3273 | 4261 | 4482 | 3141 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33PM4.84m | 5:49AM4.97m | 6:05PM4.73m | 6:22AM4.92m | 6:38PM4.58m | 6:56AM4.80m | 7:12PM4.39m | 7:33AM4.61m | 7:50PM4.18m | 8:14AM4.39m | 8:35PM3.97m | 9:05AM4.17m | 9:37PM3.78m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.84m | 00:17AM0.91m | 12:38PM0.93m | 00:48AM1.02m | 1:11PM1.07m | 1:20AM1.17m | 1:44PM1.25m | 1:52AM1.35m | 2:19PM1.45m | 2:27AM1.54m | 2:57PM1.66m | 3:06AM1.75m | 3:41PM1.84m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:35 | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1037 | 2220 | 2088 | 1715 | 1149 | 671 | 408 | 251 | 125 | 65 | 91 | 172 | 137 | 87 | 48 | 408 | 26 | — | — | — | 3141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | WSW 12 | S 8 | ESE 6 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 911 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 80 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | WSW 13 | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | 17 | — | 31 | 47 | 26 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | 209 | 144 | — | 16 | 73 | 123 | 135 | 151 | 196 | 150 | 97 | 43 | 133 | 293 | 196 | 9 | 337 | 3273 | 4261 | 4482 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 121 | 167 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 28 | 404 | 519 | 595 | 411 |
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