Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 3PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 14 | 26 | 42 | 57 | 94 | 165 | 212 | 239 | 336 | 469 | 498 | 456 | 440 | 368 | 252 | 358 | 322 | 110 | 92 | 92 | 184 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:34AM4.22m | 3:07PM4.36m | 3:37AM4.37m | 4:03PM4.58m | 4:28AM4.60m | 4:50PM4.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM1.96m | 9:35PM1.88m | 10:01AM1.79m | 10:32PM1.63m | 10:51AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 252 | 358 | 322 | 92 | 73 | 68 | 184 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 11 | W 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | — | — | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 113 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 92 | 92 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 18 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 57 | 94 | 165 | 212 | 239 | 336 | 469 | 498 | 456 | 440 | 368 | 4 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 393 | 636 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 509 | 509 | 214 | 735 | 890 | 735 | 170 | 120 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 215 | 232 | 2 |
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