The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 May 2026 BST
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The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today?

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
20
18
16
17
14
22
23
40
39
40
28
27
21
29
45
45
43
51
69
64
62
40
23
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
10
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:40AM5.62m
6:56PM5.67m
7:14AM5.49m
7:29PM5.52m
7:47AM5.28m
8:03PM5.31m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.67m
1:17AM0.69m
1:30PM0.83m
1:50AM0.87m
2:03PM1.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:54
5:52
5:50
5:50
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8:43
8:45
8:45
8:47
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
11
9
8
7
8
7
6
6
7
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
N
5
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
5
Energy kJ
24
20
18
16
17
14
22
23
40
39
40
28
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
13
9
13
13
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
7
4
2
2
8
1
1
1
1
1
3
9
27
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
8
8
8
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
2
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
21
29
45
45
43
51
69
64
62
40
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
190
190
403
519
192
15
12
12
12
12
10
15
215
194
42
30
216
98
280
255
216
225
255
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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