St Ives Harbour Wall surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 May 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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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)
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.5
E
5
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
29
38
37
26
24
25
19
17
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
15
8
7
3
2
2
2
5
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
0
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
7:47AM5.28m
8:03PM5.31m
8:23AM5.01m
8:40PM5.04m
9:01AM4.71m
9:22PM4.76m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.87m
2:03PM1.04m
2:26AM1.10m
2:39PM1.28m
3:06AM1.37m
3:20PM1.54m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:48
5:46
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8:45
8:47
8:49
8:51
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
10
7
6
4
6
6
5
4
5
5
7
8
10
8
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
8
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
16
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
9
5
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
3
2
2
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.1
SW
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
11
11
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
3
6
2
1
6
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
24
29
38
37
26
24
25
19
17
12
2
2
15
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
193
216
217
224
224
214
254
258
254
283
376
393
283
258
193
193
190
217
224
247
406
383
383
383
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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