Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 47 | 52 | 42 | 64 | 82 | 27 | 241 | 383 | 277 | 257 | 189 | 116 | 36 | 535 | 621 | 1405 | 2009 | 1849 | 1487 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:27AM5.19m | 5:43PM5.57m | 6:00AM5.50m | 6:15PM5.85m | 6:32AM5.73m | 6:47PM6.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.93m | 11:45AM0.81m | 00:07AM0.59m | 12:18PM0.52m | 00:39AM0.35m | 12:50PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 15 | 46 | 52 | 52 | 62 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 189 | 55 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 11 | SE 5 | SW 12 | — | WSW 7 | SW 12 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 44 | 19 | — | — | — | 52 | 51 | 64 | 82 | 108 | 241 | 383 | 277 | 257 | — | 116 | 293 | 535 | 621 | 1405 | 2009 | 1849 | 1487 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 376 | 376 | 376 | 192 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 190 | 214 | 170 | 393 | 278 | 1 | 214 | 574 | 371 | 253 | 229 | 292 | 304 | 224 |
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