St Ives Harbour Wall surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 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
12.4° 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 4PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (14 May)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
4 AM
7 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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
13
1.5
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
735
606
563
385
178
193
278
295
277
209
164
103
45
77
55
55
72
28
27
78
60
89
176
366
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:59PM5.42m
4:18AM5.72m
4:43PM5.82m
5:04AM6.03m
5:28PM6.12m
5:50AM6.20m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.73m
10:18PM0.70m
10:43AM0.40m
11:05PM0.36m
11:29AM0.17m
11:52PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
9:00
9:01
9:04
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
3
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
WNW
8
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.4
N
6
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
Energy kJ
33
21
21
21
178
158
167
140
20
19
7
12
45
36
55
55
10
28
27
41
60
89
160
366
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
W
9
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
W
9
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.4
WNW
12
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
1
21
21
20
20
19
2
7
20
7
18
11
6
5
2
2
2
47
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
2
7
7
6
6
7
6
21
7
7
6
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
Energy kJ
735
606
563
385
128
193
278
295
277
209
164
103
33
77
72
18
15
78
61
117
176
157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
286
731
1142
318
280
191
99
231
271
271
271
271
239
1
1
1
1
277
524
1
214
213
160
82
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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