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 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.5° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 1AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
7
2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.3
WNW
9
2
W
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
293
463
634
736
759
794
845
690
639
527
397
281
225
173
140
119
53
41
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:23PM4.75m
10:47AM4.53m
11:15PM4.31m
11:47AM4.18m
Low Tide
4:21PM1.36m
4:43AM1.59m
5:07PM1.77m
5:34AM1.98m
6:12PM2.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
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