Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 125 | 125 | 117 | 139 | 144 | 180 | 180 | 192 | 279 | 319 | 290 | 284 | 233 | 228 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 159 | 126 | 220 | 234 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:18AM5.62m | 5:39PM6.05m | 6:04AM5.90m | 6:24PM6.31m | 6:47AM6.05m | 7:06PM6.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.41m | 00:13AM0.12m | 12:29PM0.13m | 00:56AM-0.08m | 1:10PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 13 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 125 | 125 | 117 | 139 | 144 | 180 | 180 | 192 | 279 | 319 | 290 | 284 | 233 | 228 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 159 | 126 | 3 | 234 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | ESE 5 | E 5 | S 3 | ESE 5 | WNW 12 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 220 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 215 | 215 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 171 | 215 | 215 | 14 | 14 |
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