Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 4PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 53 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:19AM5.47m | 9:40PM5.61m | 10:04AM5.16m | 10:26PM5.20m | 10:51AM4.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.65m | 4:10AM0.75m | 4:25PM1.00m | 4:54AM1.14m | 5:12PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 3 | W 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | — | NW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 4 | E 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 53 | 59 | 47 | — | — | 29 | 28 | 25 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 271 | 289 | 289 | 271 | 385 | 378 | 376 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 403 | 378 | 91 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
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