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The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast
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The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.9° 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 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | |
418 | 371 | 297 | 242 | 238 | 187 | 171 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 41 | 59 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:37PM4.66m | 2:58AM4.86m | 3:26PM4.85m | 3:45AM4.99m | 4:09PM5.05m | 4:27AM5.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM1.44m | 9:27AM1.24m | 9:49PM1.30m | 10:12AM1.14m | 10:32PM1.15m | 10:51AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 4 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
 kJ | 418 | 371 | 297 | 242 | 238 | 187 | 171 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 13 | SSE 5 | SW 19 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 41 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 41 | 59 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | S 5 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | N 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 15 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 60 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 83 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
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