Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 12PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 41 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 64 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 42 | 58 | 76 | 61 | 45 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:28AM5.17m | 3:59PM5.37m | 4:29AM5.45m | 4:56PM5.73m | 5:25AM5.71m | 5:49PM6.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM1.01m | 10:31PM0.82m | 10:58AM0.72m | 11:30PM0.48m | 11:53AM0.43m | 00:23AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | 9:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 52 | 41 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 64 | 55 | 40 | 65 | 34 | 42 | 58 | 76 | 61 | 45 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SSW 19 | NNE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SE 4 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 30 | 57 | 67 | 64 | 48 | 78 | 119 | 154 | 8 | 100 | 88 | 771 | 526 | 323 | 239 | 279 | 430 | 419 | 311 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 30 | 48 | 481 | 243 | 48 | 289 | 247 | 339 | 298 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 37 | 161 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 19 |
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