Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 345 | 308 | 300 | 300 | 324 | 350 | 309 | 640 | 850 | 671 | 555 | 627 | 614 | 602 | 653 | 711 | 669 | 628 | 550 | 403 | 326 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM5.35m | 9:59PM5.18m | 10:26AM4.96m | 11:00PM4.74m | 11:37AM4.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.84m | 3:55PM1.01m | 4:22AM1.24m | 4:53PM1.40m | 5:28AM1.62m | 6:15PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 671 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 602 | 653 | 711 | 669 | 628 | 550 | 403 | 326 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 20 | 41 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 346 | 345 | 308 | 300 | 300 | 324 | 350 | 309 | 640 | 850 | — | 555 | 627 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 278 | 278 | 248 | 214 | 214 | 159 | 176 | 224 | 224 | 215 | 215 | 120 | 74 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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