The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
N
5
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
74
55
55
34
27
16
26
26
15
15
12
12
17
39
119
105
91
84
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:46PM6.31m
8:06AM5.92m
8:24PM6.05m
8:44AM5.67m
9:03PM5.67m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.04m
2:14AM0.05m
2:27PM0.22m
2:51AM0.34m
3:04PM0.54m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:39
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
16
15
16
15
15
17
18
17
18
16
16
15
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