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The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast
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The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | |
130 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 76 | 35 | 76 | 104 | 126 | 158 | 319 | 230 | 230 | 190 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:26PM4.85m | 3:45AM4.99m | 4:09PM5.05m | 4:27AM5.12m | 4:48PM5.22m | 5:06AM5.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM1.30m | 10:12AM1.14m | 10:32PM1.15m | 10:51AM1.05m | 11:11PM1.03m | 11:27AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
 kJ | 130 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 47 | 55 | 103 | 88 | 319 | 230 | 230 | 190 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 76 | 58 | 76 | 104 | 126 | 158 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | W 8 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 35 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 280 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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