The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 8PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
6
2
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.4
W
8
2.2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
412
417
373
363
337
336
336
292
308
308
335
358
419
678
817
702
595
580
565
539
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:50AM5.66m
9:11PM5.59m
9:34AM5.35m
9:59PM5.18m
10:26AM4.96m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.66m
3:33AM0.84m
3:55PM1.01m
4:22AM1.24m
4:53PM1.40m
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
20
19
17
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
18
18
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
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