Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Ives Harbour Wall today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 137 | 120 | 112 | 100 | 92 | 10 | 115 | 112 | 92 | 11 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24PM6.05m | 8:44AM5.67m | 9:03PM5.67m | 9:22AM5.33m | 9:41PM5.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.22m | 2:51AM0.34m | 3:04PM0.54m | 3:26AM0.72m | 3:41PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
26 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 92 | 11 | 12 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SW 18 | — | — | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
3 | 13 | — | — | 10 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — |
13 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 61 | 137 | 120 | 112 | 100 | 92 | 82 | 115 | 112 | — | 89 | 89 | 101 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 269 | 393 | 406 | 503 | 248 | 466 | 265 | 271 | 393 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 249 | 298 | 877 |
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