St Ives Harbour Wall surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
11.5° 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 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
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 Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
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
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.8
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
542
497
471
422
382
375
368
375
382
368
310
229
220
177
145
118
115
99
72
69
69
67
76
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:41PM4.93m
11:25AM4.49m
00:03AM4.64m
12:55PM4.33m
1:31AM4.63m
2:17PM4.47m
Low Tide
5:27AM1.42m
5:58PM1.69m
6:53AM1.57m
7:25PM1.73m
8:14AM1.46m
8:40PM1.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
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8:29
8:30
8:31
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
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
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.8
WSW
8
Energy kJ
368
542
497
471
422
382
375
368
375
382
368
310
229
220
177
145
118
115
99
72
69
69
67
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
4
3
8
7
7
3
5
5
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
3
6
3
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
Energy kJ
58
58
52
64
58
52
35
23
23
5
7
6
7
6
3
2
1
1
4
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
128
91
128
187
192
98
65
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
19
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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