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 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
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)
0.1
SW
11
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
0.2
WNW
8
1
WSW
6
0.2
WNW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
218
170
6
71
5
0
1295
1852
1701
1207
826
617
559
512
542
751
979
1454
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSE
35
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
45
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:15PM5.85m
6:32AM5.73m
6:47PM6.04m
7:04AM5.88m
7:20PM6.12m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.35m
12:50PM0.32m
1:11AM0.20m
1:23PM0.23m
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
7
8
3
1
1
5
3
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
15
13
12
13
13
14
11
13
13
14
14
15
13
12
13
10
8
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