
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Ives Harbour Wall today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 84 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 77 | 58 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:49AM5.10m | 6:07PM5.42m | 6:24AM5.30m | 6:41PM5.63m | 6:58AM5.44m | 7:14PM5.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM1.06m | 12:10PM0.95m | 00:33AM0.81m | 12:44PM0.74m | 1:08AM0.63m | 1:18PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
79 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 77 | 58 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 10 | S 5 | W 10 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | N 4 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 16 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 13 | S 5 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 11 | W 11 |
— | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 84 | 25 | 30 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 214 | 562 | 214 | 214 | 1 | 13 | 213 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 577 | 254 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 1802 | 1317 | 248 |
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