Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 266 | 367 | 176 | 302 | 463 | 565 | 708 | 759 | 794 | 845 | 773 | 627 | 527 | 405 | 275 | 225 | 169 | 140 | 119 | 48 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:01AM4.94m | 10:23PM4.75m | 10:47AM4.53m | 11:15PM4.31m | 11:47AM4.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM1.36m | 4:43AM1.59m | 5:07PM1.77m | 5:34AM1.98m | 6:12PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 773 | 627 | 527 | 405 | 275 | 225 | 169 | 140 | 119 | 48 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 24 | — | 3 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 19 | — | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 266 | 367 | 176 | 302 | 463 | 565 | 708 | 759 | 794 | 845 | — | 12 | — | — | 30 | 39 | 74 | 62 | 35 | 34 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 215 | 215 | 566 | 214 | 214 | 298 | 178 | 176 | 556 | 247 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 99 | 99 | 171 | 14 |
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