Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 11AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 572 | 572 | 525 | 464 | 464 | 419 | 388 | 404 | 366 | 110 | 92 | 81 | 96 | 72 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 110 | 110 | 84 | 82 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:37AM4.37m | 4:03PM4.58m | 4:28AM4.60m | 4:50PM4.87m | 5:11AM4.86m | 5:30PM5.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM1.79m | 10:32PM1.63m | 10:51AM1.52m | 11:18PM1.34m | 11:33AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 404 | 366 | 110 | 92 | 71 | 96 | 56 | 60 | 46 | 33 | 110 | 110 | 84 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | N 5 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 18 | 108 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 72 | 52 | 68 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 302 | 572 | 572 | 525 | 464 | 464 | 419 | 388 | 18 | — | — | 86 | 81 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 523 | 735 | 735 | 762 | 159 | 120 | 120 | 14 | 14 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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