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 moderate, well-aligned waves at Godrevy and Gwithian, but they were messy rather than clean: the model’s five-second wind sea and cross-onshore winds dominated, despite moderate swell energy. Observations confirmed a rising, mixed-period sea, with Perranporth recording a longer nine-second peak period.
Generated from the completed forecast and observations shown on this page.
Day at a glance
Predicted at Godrevy
Wind mostly south-westerly
SW 232°cross-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 mostly south-westerly
SSW 211°cross-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. rising height trend; medium confidence from metoffice. Open the Sevenstones archive.
Nearby north-coast inshore response
48 readings. rising height trend; high confidence from cco. Open the Perranporth archive.
Observed average wind was 8 mph lighter than the last stored forecast.
Forecast: wind mostly south-westerly; observed: wind mostly south-westerly.
Observed wind at SSW 211° was cross-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) | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Primary swell period (s) | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| Primary swell direction | W 271° | W 272° | W 272° | W 271° | W 271° | W 269° | W 267° | W 265° | WNW 294° | NW 323° | N 352° | N 354° | N 356° | N 358° | NNW 336° | NW 314° | WNW 292° | WNW 292° | WNW 291° | WNW 290° | W 281° | W 271° | W 261° | W 262° |
| Godrevy Combined sea height (ft) | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Combined sea period (s) | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Combined sea direction | WNW 283° | WNW 282° | WNW 281° | WNW 281° | WNW 282° | WNW 282° | WNW 283° | WNW 284° | WNW 282° | W 280° | W 276° | W 273° | W 269° | W 267° | W 267° | W 269° | W 271° | W 271° | W 272° | W 273° | W 276° | W 278° | W 280° | WNW 282° |
| Godrevy forecast weather (3-hourly) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Godrevy forecast wind (mph) | 15WSW | 14WSW | 14WSW | 14SW | 14SW | 15SW | 15SW | 15SW | 17SW | 18SW | 20SSW | 21SSW | 22SSW | 24SSW | 23SW | 21SW | 20SW | 22SW | 24SW | 25SW | 25WSW | 25WSW | 25W | 24W |
| Observed weather | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Observed wind (mph) | 6SSW | 7SW | 6SSW | 3S | 6SSW | 9SSW | 8SSW | 8S | 10SW | 14SSW | 17SSW | 19S | 19S | 18SW | 10S | 16SW | 16SW | 19SW | 17SW | 19SW | 15WSW | 13SW | 14WSW | 10SW |
| Sevenstones Significant wave height (ft) | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Sevenstones Observed wave period (s) | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| 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) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Perranporth Observed wave period (s) | 10.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Perranporth Observed wave direction | W 276° | W 274° | W 273° | W 273° | W 262° | W 267° | WSW 246° | W 264° | W 262° | W 277° | W 266° | W 273° | W 276° | W 280° | W 274° | W 273° | W 263° | W 260° | W 273° | W 273° | W 270° | W 266° | W 270° | WNW 283° |
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