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Conditions at St Ives in February
February: Deep Winter Muscle
February remains deep in prime time. The average swell height is 2.4m (8ft) and the period is 11.7s - a touch of intensity that keeps heavy, powerful lines marching into St Ives. W (19.3%) and WSW (13.9%) swells dominate, with WNW (7.1%) adding a more direct, north-westerly component. The bulk of the energy sits between 1.5m and 2.5m (5-8ft), and there are enough overhead pulses from WSW/W to keep things honest. Winds are still full-on winter: WSW (9.5%), SW (9.2%), SSW (8.4%) and W (8.3%) share the podium, giving you consistent offshore-to-cross-shore options. Bad north quadrant winds are also present, which pushes the ideal-wind percentage down to 16%. Sea temperature drops to 9.3°C, air temps hover around 8.8°C, and precipitation remains persistent. It is cold, stormy and brilliant - a proper wetsuit-and-winter-swell month.
Average Spot conditions at St Ives in February
Swell history for February
Wind history for February
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at St Ives during February. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at St Ives for your next trip in February.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at St Ives for February. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at St Ives.