Historical surf replay
Godrevy wave and weather forecasts and weather observations, with Sevenstones offshore and Perranporth inshore wave readings. 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 to moderate, messy waves at Godrevy and Gwithian: the WNW swell was well aligned enough to reach this north-west-facing coast, but onshore NW winds made conditions untidy. Observations confirmed the sea state, while the stored forecast showed moderate swell energy and no offshore wind component.
Generated from the completed forecast and observations shown on this page.
Day at a glance
Predicted at Godrevy
Wind mostly north-westerly
NW 309°onshore
24 stored hourly values. This is the final stored revision, not necessarily the forecast first issued for the day.
Observed in west Cornwall
Wind backing northerly to westerly
NW 305°onshore
24 observations. Godrevy is close enough to provide useful regional wind context for both coasts, although local effects can differ. Explore all weather readings.
Incoming Atlantic swell
24 readings. steady height trend; medium confidence from metoffice. Open the Sevenstones archive.
Nearby north-coast inshore response
48 readings. steady height trend; high confidence from cco. Open the Perranporth archive.
Observed average wind was 7 mph lighter than the last stored forecast.
Forecast: wind mostly north-westerly; observed: wind backing northerly to westerly.
Observed wind at NW 305° was onshore for Godrevy and Gwithian.
These sources describe different locations and exposures. Offshore and inshore buoy readings provide context for St Ives Bay; they are not measurements taken at the surf break itself. Directional labels use Godrevy and Gwithian as a representative north-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 St Ives Bay. The detailed table following the charts contains the same values in text form.
| Metric | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Godrevy Primary swell height (ft) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Primary swell period (s) | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Primary swell direction | WSW 241° | WSW 241° | WSW 241° | WSW 241° | WSW 242° | WSW 239° | SW 236° | SW 233° | SW 231° | SW 230° | SW 228° | SW 228° | SW 229° | SW 229° | WSW 239° | WSW 249° | WSW 258° | W 266° | W 274° | WNW 282° | WNW 283° | WNW 284° | WNW 285° | WNW 285° |
| Godrevy Combined sea height (ft) | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| Combined sea period (s) | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Combined sea direction | WNW 291° | WNW 291° | WNW 291° | WNW 291° | WNW 291° | WNW 290° | WNW 291° | WNW 291° | WNW 293° | WNW 294° | WNW 296° | WNW 297° | WNW 298° | WNW 298° | WNW 298° | WNW 299° | WNW 299° | WNW 299° | WNW 300° | WNW 300° | WNW 301° | WNW 302° | WNW 303° | NW 304° |
| Godrevy forecast weather (3-hourly) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Godrevy forecast wind (mph) | 21W | 21WNW | 21WNW | 21WNW | 21WNW | 21WNW | 20WNW | 19WNW | 20WNW | 20WNW | 21NW | 20NW | 19NW | 18NW | 18NW | 17NW | 17NW | 17NW | 17NW | 17NW | 15NNW | 14NNW | 12NNW | 13NNW |
| Observed weather | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Observed wind (mph) | 9W | 10W | 9W | 11W | 10W | 10W | 12W | 8WNW | 13NW | 12WNW | 11WNW | 12WNW | 15NW | 13NNW | 14NW | 14NW | 13NW | 13NW | 14NNW | 11NW | 13NNW | 11NNW | 9N | 9N |
| Sevenstones Significant wave height (ft) | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Sevenstones Observed wave period (s) | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| 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 |
| Perranporth Significant wave height (ft) | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Perranporth Observed wave period (s) | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| Perranporth Observed wave direction | W 278° | NW 307° | WNW 287° | NW 307° | WNW 284° | WNW 287° | WNW 287° | WNW 287° | WNW 291° | W 281° | W 274° | W 274° | W 273° | W 276° | W 278° | W 276° | WNW 291° | W 271° | WNW 285° | WNW 300° | WNW 290° | WNW 283° | W 275° | WNW 284° |
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