St Ives Harbour Wall surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)4s

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 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
1.7
ESE
5
1.7
SE
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.2
WNW
12
1.3
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
4
0.8
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
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
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
151
14
14
68
65
47
142
276
284
279
241
279
375
604
583
479
422
422
382
375
389
403
347
Wind (km/h)
50
E
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
40
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:12AM5.41m
9:37PM5.37m
10:10AM4.90m
10:41PM4.93m
11:25AM4.49m
00:03AM4.64m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.97m
4:14AM1.05m
4:40PM1.40m
5:27AM1.42m
5:58PM1.69m
6:53AM1.57m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:15
6:13
6:11
6:09
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8:25
8:27
8:29
8:30
Temp °C
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
10
9
9
10
12
12
10
11
11
11
10
0
1
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
5
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.4
SW
10
0.8
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
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
1.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
55
25
14
26
14
5
27
142
276
284
279
241
279
375
604
583
479
422
422
382
375
389
403
347
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
6
29
27
9
5
5
8
8
8
8
8
8
1
1
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
25
10
14
14
6
5
1
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
5
1.7
SE
5
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
Energy kJ
156
151
194
131
68
65
47
43
49
75
84
70
64
67
67
58
67
61
54
37
22
13
12
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
242
223
193
193
233
264
233
242
615
193
187
134
242
128
89
89
128
192
89
35
27
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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