
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Ives Harbour Wall today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
994 | 1849 | 1871 | 1735 | 1431 | 1194 | 1085 | 1101 | 1285 | 1710 | 2031 | 1751 | 1406 | 1108 | 978 | 878 | 882 | 591 | 550 | 506 | 533 | 431 | 1136 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31AM6.03m | 6:48PM6.00m | 7:04AM5.93m | 7:22PM5.79m | 7:37AM5.72m | 7:55PM5.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.24m | 1:08AM0.34m | 1:24PM0.40m | 1:39AM0.58m | 1:57PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 9 | W 12 |
994 | 1849 | 1871 | 1735 | 1431 | 1194 | 1085 | — | — | — | 2031 | 1751 | 1406 | 1108 | 978 | 878 | 882 | 591 | 550 | 506 | 206 | 431 | 1136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | — |
— | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 222 | 279 | 245 | 145 | 404 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 121 | 229 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — |
158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1101 | 1285 | 1710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 533 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 555 | 283 | 214 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 191 | 191 | 3 | 59 |
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