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 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
17
23
49
41
60
77
80
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:25PM6.30m
7:50AM5.91m
8:11PM6.21m
8:35AM5.74m
8:55PM5.97m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.14m
1:59AM0.01m
2:14PM0.18m
2:44AM0.15m
2:58PM0.36m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:24
9:23
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
19
17
16
17
18
20
20
19
18
18
16
16
14
13
15
13
12
11
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