Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 199 | 193 | 171 | 158 | 144 | 153 | 167 | 227 | 335 | 418 | 381 | 308 | 268 | 225 | 188 | 218 | 201 | 146 | 123 | 69 | 42 | 31 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18AM5.37m | 9:38PM5.46m | 10:01AM5.18m | 10:25PM5.19m | 10:53AM4.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.69m | 3:36PM0.84m | 4:02AM0.90m | 4:20PM1.08m | 4:50AM1.17m | 5:15PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | N 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 42 | 11 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | N 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 182 | 199 | 193 | 171 | 158 | 144 | 153 | 167 | 227 | 335 | 418 | 381 | 308 | 268 | 225 | 188 | 218 | 201 | 146 | 123 | — | — | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 248 | 278 | 278 | 229 | 214 | 406 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 24 | 215 | 215 | 298 | 548 | 218 |
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