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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 09 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today?

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (09 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1
W
1.6
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)121212121111101111111313141414141414151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80569069035527853634044222065214301890209943244185501563377536743066407030527357725610
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
5.15
8:32PM
4.96
8:51AM
4.70
9:10PM
4.54
9:35AM
4.26
10:03PM
4.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
1.23
2:49AM
1.39
3:06PM
1.64
3:30AM
1.81
3:53PM
2.04
4:32AM
2.18
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise6:48-------6:47-------6:45-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:16-------6:19----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C1010109889910109111111989999910910
Feels °C (?)765544444214431-1112212-10
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