Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1695 | 1600 | 1070 | 841 | 573 | 510 | 524 | 532 | 751 | 1077 | 2044 | 2055 | 1817 | 1775 | 1424 | 1113 | 876 | 668 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47PM6.04m | 7:04AM5.88m | 7:20PM6.12m | 7:37AM5.93m | 7:54PM6.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.20m | 1:23PM0.23m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:56PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 38 | 841 | 9 | 510 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1113 | 876 | 668 | 535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | NNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1695 | 1600 | 1070 | — | 573 | — | 524 | 532 | 751 | 1077 | 2044 | 2055 | 1817 | 1775 | 1424 | — | 33 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 247 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 213 | 393 | 498 | 253 | 227 | 164 | 712 | 177 | 215 | 215 | 164 | 1 | 0 |
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