
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Ives Harbour Wall today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 53 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 69 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | 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 | 10:04AM5.16m | 10:26PM5.20m | 10:51AM4.82m | 11:15PM4.79m | 11:45AM4.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM1.00m | 4:54AM1.14m | 5:12PM1.37m | 5:41AM1.51m | 6:05PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
16 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
12 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — |
6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
— | — | 16 | 27 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 53 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 69 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 761 | 378 | 378 | 376 | 43 | 31 | 98 | 279 | 14 | 738 | 365 | 365 | 91 | 233 | 233 | 577 | 574 | 562 | 532 |
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