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 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.2° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
32
32
31
29
28
6
5
24
40
63
57
77
75
74
65
59
57
55
49
33
31
28
28
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:19AM4.15m
3:46PM4.44m
4:12AM4.49m
4:32PM4.83m
4:52AM4.85m
5:09PM5.22m
Low Tide
9:41AM1.94m
10:14PM1.71m
10:31AM1.56m
10:57PM1.31m
11:10AM1.16m
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:20
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
19
16
17
18
19
20
20
18
17
18
18
19
20
21
19
18
Feels °C
12
13
12
10
11
12
14
13
14
12
12
15
15
17
18
18
17
18
16
17
18
20
17
16
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