Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 130 | 112 | 77 | 52 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 10:25PM5.19m | 10:53AM4.93m | 11:23PM4.89m | 11:59AM4.70m | 00:38AM4.66m | 1:20PM4.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM1.17m | 5:15PM1.34m | 5:50AM1.44m | 6:26PM1.56m | 7:09AM1.61m | 7:54PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | N 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 130 | 112 | 77 | 52 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 155 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 394 | 406 | 225 | 392 | 225 | 392 | 392 | 394 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 376 | 376 | 383 | 394 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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