Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 379 | 371 | 307 | 235 | 235 | 230 | 225 | 181 | 173 | 176 | 46 | 209 | 314 | 418 | 397 | 437 | 497 | 548 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:17PM6.23m | 7:34AM6.00m | 7:52PM5.98m | 8:08AM5.76m | 8:26PM5.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.05m | 1:41AM0.12m | 1:54PM0.24m | 2:12AM0.41m | 2:27PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 379 | 371 | 307 | 235 | 6 | 230 | 225 | 6 | 173 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | NW 9 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 434 | — | — | — | — | 235 | — | — | 181 | — | 176 | 79 | 209 | 314 | 418 | 397 | 437 | 497 | 548 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 214 | 215 | 280 | 215 | 214 | 120 |
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