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.
There were small, relatively clean waves at Porthleven: the south-aligned inshore signal averaged about 1.3ft with a 12.6-second peak period, while 17mph easterly winds were cross-offshore. The larger ENE Brittany swell was largely sheltered and did not translate into beach surf.
Generated from the completed forecast and observations shown on this page.
Day at a glance
Observed in west Cornwall
Wind mostly easterly
E 87°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. rising height trend; medium confidence from metoffice. Open the Sevenstones archive.
Bay of Biscay southerly-swell signal
24 readings. steady 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 11.0 | Approximately 12.6 | Approximately 14.0 | Approximately 14.9 | Approximately 14.9 | Approximately 14.2 | Approximately 12.9 | Approximately 11.3 | Approximately 9.8 | Approximately 8.7 | Approximately 8.3 | Approximately 8.9 | Approximately 10.4 | Approximately 12.4 | Approximately 14.5 | Approximately 16.0 | Approximately 16.5 | Approximately 16.0 | Approximately 14.5 | Approximately 12.4 | Approximately 10.3 | Approximately 8.5 | Approximately 7.5 | Approximately 7.6 |
| St. Ives tide (ft) | – | – | – | HighHeight precision not recorded: 15.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | LowHeight precision not recorded: 8.3 | – | – | – | – | HighHeight precision not recorded: 16.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | LowHeight precision not recorded: 7.4 | – |
| Godrevy forecast weather (3-hourly) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Observed wind (mph) | 8NE | 7NE | 11E | 14E | 14E | 13E | 13E | 13E | 16E | 17E | 20E | 23E | 22E | 23E | 23E | 24E | 20E | 21E | 21E | 18E | 16E | 14E | 16E | 17E |
| Sevenstones Significant wave height (ft) | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Sevenstones Observed wave period (s) | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| 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) | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| Brittany Observed wave period (s) | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Brittany Observed wave direction | ENE 57° | NNE 33° | E 79° | NE 51° | ENE 75° | ENE 61° | E 83° | E 99° | ESE 114° | E 85° | E 83° | SE 126° | ENE 72° | E 87° | ENE 73° | ENE 73° | E 84° | ENE 70° | E 81° | NE 41° | ENE 58° | NE 52° | ENE 59° | E 79° |
| Porthleven Significant wave height (ft) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Porthleven Observed wave period (s) | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | – | – | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Porthleven Observed wave direction | S 181° | S 183° | S 172° | SSW 194° | SE 145° | SSW 205° | SSW 208° | SSW 201° | SW 235° | SW 221° | WSW 239° | ESE 106° | SSE 163° | E 97° | E 97° | E 93° | SSW 204° | SSE 155° | WSW 243° | SSW 208° | SSE 160° | SSW 208° | SSW 210° | SW 225° |
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