Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Ives Harbour Wall today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 6PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 106 | 82 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 63 | 158 | 273 | 337 | 551 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 599 | 483 | 439 | 505 | 461 | 405 | 356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19AM4.28m | 10:56PM3.95m | 11:37AM4.03m | 00:32AM3.83m | 1:15PM4.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM2.06m | 5:24AM2.21m | 6:22PM2.19m | 6:55AM2.22m | 7:48PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 100 | 106 | 82 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 158 | 273 | 337 | 551 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 599 | 483 | 439 | 505 | 461 | 405 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | E 7 | NW 10 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 | W 10 | W 13 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 63 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 19 | E 7 | E 7 | W 10 | W 12 | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 25 | — | — | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 46 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 59 | 292 |
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