
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 144 | 121 | 113 | 118 | 144 | 138 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 94 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:31AM4.77m | 11:59PM4.90m | 12:36PM4.74m | 1:07AM4.86m | 1:46PM4.82m | 2:20AM4.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM1.40m | 6:28AM1.33m | 6:57PM1.45m | 7:36AM1.34m | 8:10PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | 9:30 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 144 | 121 | 113 | 118 | 144 | 138 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 94 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 5 | N 5 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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