
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Ives Harbour Wall today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1170 | 1039 | 926 | 814 | 722 | 625 | 528 | 433 | 358 | 297 | 247 | 242 | 114 | 108 | 100 | 106 | 82 | 57 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:07PM4.70m | 9:27AM4.66m | 9:52PM4.29m | 10:19AM4.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM1.37m | 3:22AM1.62m | 3:53PM1.75m | 4:12AM1.97m | 4:56PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
1170 | 1039 | 926 | 814 | 722 | 625 | 528 | 433 | 358 | 297 | 247 | 242 | 114 | 108 | 100 | 106 | 82 | 57 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | N 6 | E 6 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | NW 10 | E 7 | W 14 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | NNW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | W 10 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 4 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
40 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 51 | 35 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 239 | 10 | 214 |
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