The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.7° C
1.1° 

The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
30
32
41
31
30
37
35
25
20
14
12
8
7
7
6
6
14
34
60
97
161
177
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:48PM4.31m
1:22AM4.24m
1:59PM4.25m
2:34AM4.22m
3:07PM4.36m
Low Tide
6:37AM1.81m
7:09PM1.94m
7:44AM1.98m
8:24PM2.00m
8:57AM1.96m
9:35PM1.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
19
19
19
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
17
15
14
13
12
15
16
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