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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 1PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212121111111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23291556256024302445209418891605138813511212990974867661569434305260223188153121121
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
6.19
5:54PM
6.20
6:13AM
6.39
6:34PM
6.37
6:54AM
6.41
7:14PM
6.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
-0.02
12:15AM
-0.02
12:37PM
-0.13
12:56AM
-0.11
1:17PM
-0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:24-------6:22-------6:20------
Sunset-----8:17-------8:19-------8:21--
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C11111111101110109999999999101111101010
Feels °C (?)546767664444456665677676
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