Historical surf replay
Mount's Bay conditions using shared west Cornwall weather forecasts and observations, Porthleven inshore readings, and offshore signals from Sevenstones and Brittany in the Bay of Biscay. Each source keeps its own location and role so the view provides coastal context without presenting nearby buoy readings as measurements at the surf break.
Day at a glance
Observed in west Cornwall
Wind veering westerly to northerly
NNW 345°cross-offshore
24 observations. Godrevy is close enough to provide useful regional wind context for both coasts, although local effects can differ. Explore all weather readings.
Atlantic and Western Approaches signal
24 readings. falling height trend; medium confidence from metoffice. Open the Sevenstones archive.
Bay of Biscay southerly-swell signal
24 readings. falling height trend; high confidence from metoffice. Open the Brittany archive.
South-coast inshore response
48 readings. steady height trend; high confidence from cco. Open the Porthleven archive.
These sources describe different locations and exposures. Offshore and inshore buoy readings provide context for Mount's Bay; they are not measurements taken at the surf break itself. Directional labels use Porthleven as a representative south-west-facing swell window; individual peaks and beaches can differ.
The charts share the same time axis so offshore signals, inshore readings and regional wind can be compared without treating them as the same measurement location.
Two line charts show wave height and wind speed through the selected day for Mount's Bay. The detailed table following the charts contains the same values in text form.
St. Ives high/low predictions show stored UK local times in the hour they occur. Hourly heights marked ≈ are smooth estimates between those events, not official hourly predictions or observed water levels. Event values marked ≈ have approximate or unspecified source precision. A dash means no event or no supported estimate. St. Ives is a north-coast reference station. Tide times and heights in Mount's Bay differ.
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| St. Ives tide height, estimated (ft) | Approximately 8.6 | Approximately 4.6 | Approximately 2.4 | Approximately 2.4 | Approximately 5.1 | Approximately 9.6 | Approximately 14.8 | Approximately 19.0 | Approximately 21.2 | Approximately 20.8 | Approximately 18.2 | Approximately 14.2 | Approximately 9.7 | Approximately 5.7 | Approximately 3.2 | Approximately 2.8 | Approximately 4.9 | Approximately 9.0 | Approximately 14.0 | Approximately 18.5 | Approximately 21.2 | Approximately 21.5 | Approximately 19.7 | Approximately 16.1 |
| St. Ives tide (ft) | – | – | LowHeight precision not recorded: 2.1 | – | – | – | – | – | HighHeight precision not recorded: 21.3 | – | – | – | – | – | LowHeight precision not recorded: 2.6 | – | – | – | – | – | HighHeight precision not recorded: 21.7 | – | – | – |
| Godrevy forecast weather (3-hourly) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Observed wind (mph) | 11N | 10N | 9N | 10N | 10N | 12N | 9N | 10N | 10N | 11N | 11N | 10N | 8N | 9N | 9N | 10N | 9NW | 11NW | 11NW | 9NNW | 6NW | 5NW | 4W | 4SSW |
| Sevenstones Significant wave height (ft) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Sevenstones Observed wave period (s) | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Sevenstones Observed wave direction | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Brittany Significant wave height (ft) | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| Brittany Observed wave period (s) | 9.5 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 5.8 |
| Brittany Observed wave direction | NW 311° | NNW 330° | N 8° | NNW 330° | NW 316° | NW 320° | NNW 339° | NW 323° | NW 305° | NNE 27° | NW 314° | NW 320° | NNE 21° | NNE 29° | NNE 20° | NW 309° | NW 308° | NW 318° | NW 313° | N 357° | N 4° | NNE 30° | WNW 296° | ENE 78° |
| Porthleven Significant wave height (ft) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Porthleven Observed wave period (s) | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 7.7 |
| Porthleven Observed wave direction | WSW 245° | SW 233° | WSW 238° | WSW 254° | WSW 257° | WSW 246° | WSW 246° | WSW 243° | WSW 246° | WSW 255° | WSW 256° | SW 231° | WSW 245° | WSW 242° | WSW 239° | SW 233° | WSW 242° | WSW 243° | WSW 253° | WSW 245° | WSW 239° | WSW 236° | WSW 243° | WSW 236° |
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