The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
10
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
SW
14
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
189
150
140
112
69
66
26
31
45
40
30
28
39
25
14
14
32
14
13
42
53
44
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:47AM4.18m
00:28AM4.00m
1:13PM4.00m
2:02AM3.94m
2:43PM4.12m
Low Tide
5:34AM1.98m
6:12PM2.11m
6:50AM2.23m
7:44PM2.23m
8:26AM2.22m
9:14PM2.06m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
15
17
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
12
11
9
10
10
10
11
12
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
14
17
17
16
14
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