Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 2AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 363 | 363 | 358 | 346 | 308 | 308 | 300 | 272 | 324 | 349 | 0 | 529 | 746 | 655 | 542 | 554 | 627 | 614 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11PM5.59m | 9:34AM5.35m | 9:59PM5.18m | 10:26AM4.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.66m | 3:33AM0.84m | 3:55PM1.01m | 4:22AM1.24m | 4:53PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | — | 43 | 33 | 655 | 542 | 33 | 627 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 20 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 417 | 363 | 363 | 358 | 346 | 308 | 308 | 300 | 272 | 324 | 349 | 255 | 529 | 746 | — | — | 554 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 519 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 278 | 278 | 248 | 213 | 213 | 214 | 30 | 224 | 224 | 214 | 120 | 79 |
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