Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Ives Harbour Wall today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 513 | 447 | 461 | 424 | 298 | 904 | 6459 | 9718 | 9390 | 6942 | 5616 | 4286 | 3166 | 3266 | 3133 | 2655 | 2108 | 1703 | 1147 | 777 | 988 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15PM4.07m | 2:00AM4.02m | 2:26PM4.37m | 2:58AM4.40m | 3:15PM4.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM2.03m | 8:14AM1.98m | 8:52PM1.67m | 9:10AM1.60m | 9:39PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 513 | 447 | 461 | 424 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 2108 | 1703 | 1147 | 777 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 449 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | W 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 13 | 83 | 200 | 904 | 6459 | 9718 | 9390 | 6942 | 5616 | 4286 | 3166 | 3266 | 3133 | 2655 | — | — | 192 | 452 | 988 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 36 | 59 | 248 | 510 | 548 | 558 | 561 | 599 | 574 | 495 | 254 | 254 | 176 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 307 | 265 |
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