The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

Issued: 12 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
16.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
162
132
132
129
129
129
101
96
90
90
68
68
69
71
74
54
51
49
48
94
90
87
87
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:07AM5.07m
9:26PM5.30m
9:48AM4.97m
10:09PM5.17m
10:36AM4.87m
10:59PM5.03m
Low Tide
3:27PM1.03m
3:56AM1.02m
4:08PM1.15m
4:39AM1.13m
4:55PM1.28m
5:29AM1.24m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:32
9:32
9:31
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
19
21
21
21
19
19
18
18
20
22
21
20
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
18
19
17
18
19
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
101
162
132
132
129
129
129
101
96
90
90
68
68
69
71
74
54
51
49
48
94
90
87
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
23
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
2
2
20
20
6
7
7
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
8
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
254
35
14
14
0
5
0
2
2
2
14
6
2
10
12
14
14
24
10
10
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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