The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 7AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.4
W
8
2.2
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.4
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
674
809
671
568
642
679
653
742
858
791
730
628
415
326
255
190
151
110
103
76
73
68
103
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26AM4.96m
11:00PM4.74m
11:37AM4.61m
00:24AM4.42m
1:10PM4.49m
Low Tide
4:22AM1.24m
4:53PM1.40m
5:28AM1.62m
6:15PM1.69m
7:01AM1.82m
7:57PM1.68m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
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8:00
7:58
7:55
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1
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
19
21
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
16
16
18
16
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