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The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today?
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | |
139 | 96 | 42 | 73 | 77 | 72 | 94 | 40 | 113 | 247 | 342 | 326 | 262 | 366 | 563 | 1259 | 1728 | 1335 | 629 | 1652 | 1967 | 1794 | 1200 | 843 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:43PM5.82m | 5:04AM6.03m | 5:28PM6.12m | 5:50AM6.20m | 6:12PM6.28m | 6:36AM6.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.36m | 11:29AM0.17m | 11:52PM0.12m | 12:14PM0.07m | 00:39AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 7 | N 5 | — | SW 13 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 7 | 12 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 2 | — | 7 | 89 | 160 | 366 | 563 | 1259 | 1728 | 6 | 629 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1200 | 843 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 139 | 96 | 42 | 73 | 77 | 72 | 94 | 40 | 113 | 247 | 342 | 326 | 262 | 232 | 251 | — | 1316 | 1335 | 289 | 1652 | 1967 | 1794 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 392 | 392 | 240 | 161 | 192 | 192 | 214 | 469 | 509 | 521 | 215 | 215 | 120 | 82 | 215 | 224 | 224 | 283 | 224 | 214 | 213 | 159 | 1 | 35 |
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