Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 5AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 23 | 55 | 64 | 133 | 115 | 109 | 97 | 62 | 98 | 160 | 134 | 155 | 139 | 139 | 165 | 212 | 254 | 270 | 261 | 293 | 373 | 358 | 537 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:44AM5.67m | 9:03PM5.67m | 9:22AM5.33m | 9:41PM5.22m | 10:01AM4.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.34m | 3:04PM0.54m | 3:26AM0.72m | 3:41PM0.93m | 4:02AM1.16m | 4:21PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 4 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | — | 10 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 72 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 24 | — | — | 39 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 23 | 55 | 64 | 133 | 115 | 109 | 97 | 62 | 98 | 160 | 134 | 155 | 139 | 139 | 165 | 212 | 254 | 270 | 261 | 293 | 373 | 358 | 537 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 265 | 271 | 271 | 393 | 511 | 587 | 214 | 255 | 247 | 159 | 280 | 383 | 878 | 509 | 214 | 214 | 170 | 120 | 224 | 224 | 558 | 284 | 214 |
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