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 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.7° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
W
6
1.9
W
7
2
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
148
152
161
171
276
254
265
363
213
376
501
715
846
880
790
653
589
470
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:41PM5.22m
10:01AM4.94m
10:23PM4.75m
10:47AM4.53m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.93m
4:02AM1.16m
4:21PM1.36m
4:43AM1.59m
5:07PM1.77m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
15
16
14
15
15
15
13
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
14
13
14
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