Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Ives Harbour Wall today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Ives Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 62 | 18 | 20 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 78 | 96 | 95 | 5 | 399 | 374 | 349 | 307 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:09PM5.22m | 5:27AM5.19m | 5:43PM5.57m | 6:00AM5.50m | 6:15PM5.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.93m | 11:45AM0.81m | 00:07AM0.59m | 12:18PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 6 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
31 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 72 | 68 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 28 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 11 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 49 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | W 11 | NW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 5 | E 5 | — | — | N 6 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 25 | 64 | — | — | 67 | 78 | 96 | 95 | 140 | 399 | 374 | 349 | 307 | 255 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 190 | 193 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 277 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 214 | 298 | 395 | 74 | 0 |
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