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St Ives Harbour Wall Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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St Ives Harbour Wall surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | |
49 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 319 | 726 | 996 | 1056 | 1021 | 889 | 921 | 899 | 799 | 775 | 698 | 645 | 494 | 385 | 176 | 171 | 182 | 255 | 282 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:18PM4.56m | 2:40AM4.93m | 3:11PM4.98m | 3:31AM5.34m | 3:59PM5.42m | 4:18AM5.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM1.47m | 9:07AM1.10m | 9:28PM1.09m | 9:56AM0.73m | 10:18PM0.70m | 10:43AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 114 | 171 | 159 | 137 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 15 | 30 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 60 | 69 | 99 | 319 | 726 | 996 | 1056 | 1021 | 889 | 921 | 899 | 799 | 775 | 698 | 645 | 494 | 385 | 176 | 170 | 182 | 255 | 282 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 568 | 562 | 567 | 566 | 548 | 548 | 734 | 1114 | 1333 | 761 | 318 | 318 | 120 | 120 | 286 | 287 | 308 | 314 | 99 | 171 | 70 | 25 | 271 | 231 |
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