The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.1° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (25 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
51
59
140
201
212
247
336
428
456
456
400
322
272
279
315
117
92
221
184
188
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:07PM4.36m
3:37AM4.37m
4:03PM4.58m
4:28AM4.60m
4:50PM4.87m
Low Tide
8:57AM1.96m
9:35PM1.88m
10:01AM1.79m
10:32PM1.63m
10:51AM1.52m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:13
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
16
16
17
18
18
19
18
Feels °C
14
15
15
13
15
15
14
12
12
11
13
13
13
15
12
13
15
16
16
18
19
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