Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 2PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 395 | 381 | 278 | 200 | 160 | 171 | 155 | 160 | 123 | 77 | 52 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:01AM5.18m | 10:25PM5.19m | 10:53AM4.93m | 11:23PM4.89m | 11:59AM4.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.90m | 4:20PM1.08m | 4:50AM1.17m | 5:15PM1.34m | 5:50AM1.44m | 6:26PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 77 | 52 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 284 | 395 | 381 | 278 | 200 | 160 | 171 | 155 | 160 | 123 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 215 | 284 | 215 | 739 | 509 | 120 | 215 | 99 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 406 | 308 | 255 | 392 | 225 | 392 | 392 | 393 | 406 | 383 | 383 |
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