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The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 GMT
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The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
10.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today?

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 12PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (06 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
1
N
0.8
N
0.8
W
0.4
N
0.3
N
2.1
W
2
W
2.4
WNW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
1.7
WNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
2
W
2.3
WNW
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
2.4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
Period(s) (?)6665667777777877889810111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1467645331163923665255795432701982173645324514544218083001367069466382
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
20
W
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
15
WSW
25
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
ESE
20
SW
55
SW
45
S
75
NNW
75
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
6.17
7:10PM
5.73
7:30AM
5.99
7:54PM
5.49
8:14AM
5.69
8:38PM
5.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
0.25
1:19PM
0.19
1:33AM
0.39
2:03PM
0.40
2:16AM
0.63
2:45PM
0.69
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
Sunrise--8:19-------8:19-------8:18-----
Sunset----4:34-------4:36-------4:37---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----232----14---14104715
Temp. °C667888888788711111098710111176
Feels °C (?)-11210-111-2-3-113655344612-8-10
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