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 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
W
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.9
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
35
35
23
18
68
86
103
99
96
106
86
80
61
98
167
193
181
156
130
130
141
177
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05AM5.55m
8:21PM5.78m
8:40AM5.50m
8:57PM5.67m
9:18AM5.37m
9:38PM5.46m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.50m
2:24PM0.56m
2:47AM0.55m
2:59PM0.67m
3:23AM0.69m
3:36PM0.84m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
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9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
18
19
20
19
17
17
16
16
21
22
22
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
13
11
12
16
18
19
17
15
16
14
14
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
16
15
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