Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 49 | 41 | 60 | 77 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 49 | 41 | 60 | 77 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 247 | 292 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 1784 | 2093 | 1784 | 393 | 403 | 385 | 385 | 393 | 671 | 599 | 599 | 555 |
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