
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
308 | 308 | 308 | 324 | 404 | 290 | 644 | 783 | 687 | 626 | 627 | 614 | 653 | 640 | 711 | 669 | 636 | 550 | 407 | 326 | 244 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM5.35m | 9:59PM5.18m | 10:26AM4.96m | 11:00PM4.74m | 11:37AM4.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM1.01m | 4:22AM1.24m | 4:53PM1.40m | 5:28AM1.62m | 6:15PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
36 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 653 | 640 | 711 | 669 | 636 | 550 | 407 | 326 | 244 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
308 | 308 | 308 | 324 | 404 | 290 | 644 | 783 | 687 | 626 | 627 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 214 | 278 | 248 | 213 | 213 | 214 | 176 | 177 | 224 | 215 | 215 | 120 | 120 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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