Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Ives Harbour Wall today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
75 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 138 | 173 | 143 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:32PM4.83m | 4:52AM4.85m | 5:09PM5.22m | 5:27AM5.19m | 5:43PM5.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM1.31m | 11:10AM1.16m | 11:34PM0.93m | 11:45AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
75 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 138 | 173 | 143 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | SW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 46 | 28 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 33 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 193 | 48 | 193 | 224 | 14 | 20 | 376 | 277 | 247 | 214 |
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