Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 3PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 351 | 292 | 235 | 190 | 156 | 160 | 165 | 201 | 283 | 350 | 476 | 652 | 708 | 751 | 674 | 512 | 432 | 377 | 318 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM6.28m | 6:24AM6.09m | 6:41PM6.34m | 7:00AM6.12m | 7:17PM6.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.11m | 00:32AM-0.07m | 12:46PM0.00m | 1:07AM-0.05m | 1:21PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 417 | 351 | 292 | 235 | 190 | 156 | 160 | 165 | 201 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 674 | 512 | 432 | 377 | 318 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | W 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 283 | 350 | 476 | 652 | 708 | 751 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 30 | 74 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 192 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 192 | 192 | 170 | 159 | 224 |
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