Surf Forecasts:
St Ives Harbour Wall surf forecast from 21 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 22 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 28 Oct, 12AM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 16s period, W swell with 25,782 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 22 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W 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 Thursday (Oct 22) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. 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 7.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 28) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 22) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Wed 28th Oct) | 23ft (7.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Ives Harbour Wall over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7019 | 4698 | 2740 | 1998 | 1882 | 1402 | 11478 | 5367 | 2718 | 1637 | 2809 | 7577 | 8297 | 6097 | 2670 | 1569 | 1808 | 4106 | 7620 | 14091 | 25782 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM4.37m | 2:58AM4.40m | 3:15PM4.78m | 3:41AM4.84m | 3:56PM5.21m | 4:18AM5.29m | 4:34PM5.63m | 4:55AM5.71m | 5:11PM5.97m | 5:32AM6.04m | 5:49PM6.20m | 6:09AM6.24m | 6:29PM6.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM1.98m | 8:52PM1.67m | 9:10AM1.60m | 9:39PM1.25m | 9:55AM1.18m | 10:19PM0.82m | 10:35AM0.77m | 10:56PM0.45m | 11:13AM0.41m | 11:34PM0.18m | 11:51AM0.15m | 00:11AM0.04m | 12:31PM0.03m | 00:51AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | 6 | 24 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 9 | WSW 14 | SSW 10 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | W 12 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 1998 | 1430 | 1402 | 5012 | 77 | 48 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 2670 | 15 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | — | WNW 11 | S 10 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | W 21 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 495 | 125 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | — | WSW 11 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | 7019 | 4698 | 2740 | — | 1882 | — | 11478 | 5367 | 2718 | 1637 | 2809 | 7577 | 8297 | 6097 | — | 1569 | 1808 | 4106 | 7620 | 14091 | 25782 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 567 | 214 | 0 | 118 | 561 | 569 | 734 | 214 | 74 | 503 | 734 | 731 | 213 | 0 | 383 | 559 | 572 | 555 | 731 | 731 |
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