The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

Issued: 6 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
13.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
384
377
378
355
333
326
318
311
328
361
394
336
336
277
243
196
155
128
88
88
62
48
36
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:05AM5.78m
8:28PM6.01m
8:55AM5.52m
9:19PM5.75m
9:48AM5.22m
10:12PM5.43m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.18m
2:31PM0.40m
3:04AM0.35m
3:21PM0.61m
3:56AM0.61m
4:13PM0.88m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:35
9:35
9:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
15
16
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
13
14
13
14
13
13
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
Energy kJ
377
384
377
378
355
333
326
318
311
328
361
394
336
336
277
243
196
155
128
88
88
62
48
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
5
5
4
4
4
5
13
30
19
19
25
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
58
214
248
1
0
1
1
14
12
14
14
30
30
12
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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