Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 160 | 196 | 235 | 309 | 373 | 515 | 696 | 661 | 674 | 661 | 578 | 502 | 432 | 377 | 320 | 262 | 198 | 194 | 189 | 185 | 169 | 136 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24AM6.09m | 6:41PM6.34m | 7:00AM6.12m | 7:17PM6.23m | 7:34AM6.00m | 7:52PM5.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM-0.07m | 12:46PM0.00m | 1:07AM-0.05m | 1:21PM0.05m | 1:41AM0.12m | 1:54PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | S 15 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 156 | 160 | 196 | 20 | 18 | 40 | 4 | 696 | 661 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 502 | 432 | 377 | 320 | 262 | 198 | 194 | 189 | 185 | 169 | 136 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | NW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 235 | 309 | 373 | 515 | — | — | 674 | 661 | 578 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 248 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 192 | 171 | 159 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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