St Ives Harbour Wall surf break

St Ives Harbour Wall surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 BST
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St Ives Harbour Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's St Ives Harbour Wall sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Ives Harbour Wall today?

The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
375
368
375
375
334
310
229
245
177
145
118
115
112
72
69
69
67
67
45
84
76
68
49
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM4.64m
12:55PM4.33m
1:31AM4.63m
2:17PM4.47m
2:43AM4.83m
Low Tide
5:58PM1.69m
6:53AM1.57m
7:25PM1.73m
8:14AM1.46m
8:40PM1.54m
9:18AM1.22m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:29
8:30
8:31
8:34
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
11
10
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
6
4
6
7
7
6
8
10
13
12
10
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Energy kJ
382
375
368
375
375
334
310
229
245
177
145
118
115
112
72
69
69
67
67
45
84
76
68
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
11
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
5
1
1
3
5
18
30
43
4
3
3
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
E
3
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3
2
1
6
2
5
1
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
42
31
17
13
9
7
5
3
2
4
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
89
35
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
1
1
1
1
10
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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