Surf Forecasts:
St Ives Harbour Wall surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, WSW swell with 2,009 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for St Ives Harbour Wall this week:
The surf forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at St Ives Harbour Wall in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 52 | 64 | 241 | 277 | 116 | 621 | 2009 | 1088 | 533 | 280 | 595 | 658 | 673 | 408 | 230 | 180 | 82 | 29 | 37 | 619 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 5:27AM5.19m | 5:43PM5.57m | 6:00AM5.50m | 6:15PM5.85m | 6:32AM5.73m | 6:47PM6.04m | 7:04AM5.88m | 7:20PM6.12m | 7:37AM5.93m | 7:54PM6.08m | 8:12AM5.86m | 8:31PM5.90m | 8:50AM5.66m | 9:11PM5.59m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.81m | 00:07AM0.59m | 12:18PM0.52m | 00:39AM0.35m | 12:50PM0.32m | 1:11AM0.20m | 1:23PM0.23m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:56PM0.26m | 2:17AM0.29m | 2:31PM0.40m | 2:52AM0.51m | 3:10PM0.66m | 3:33AM0.84m | |||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | — | — | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 46 | 52 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 55 | — | — | 7 | 533 | 280 | 595 | 289 | 673 | 408 | 230 | 180 | 82 | 29 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | WSW 11 | — | S 18 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 47 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 234 | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 37 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 64 | 241 | 277 | 116 | 621 | 2009 | 1088 | 24 | 134 | — | 658 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 100 | 619 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 1 | 1 | 248 | 213 | 432 | 254 | 214 | 176 | 0 | 298 | 59 | 74 | 30 | 191 | 314 | 214 | 171 | 6 | 191 | 214 |
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