
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 12AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 8 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
74 | 68 | 156 | 417 | 1513 | 1887 | 1780 | 1607 | 1209 | 1013 | 1098 | 1010 | 1055 | 867 | 685 | 626 | 600 | 692 | 822 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:10PM4.49m | 2:02AM4.45m | 2:40PM4.75m | 3:21AM4.78m | 3:48PM5.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM1.68m | 8:37AM1.65m | 9:22PM1.32m | 9:49AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | S 11 | SW 11 | — | — |
74 | 68 | 68 | 123 | 1513 | 1887 | 1780 | 1607 | 1209 | 1013 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 867 | 685 | 2 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 19 | W 18 | W 16 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
6 | 27 | 156 | 417 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 130 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1098 | 1010 | 1055 | — | 354 | 626 | 600 | 692 | 822 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 30 | 30 | 215 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 35 | 74 | 170 | 120 | 409 | 732 | 318 | 318 |
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