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The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast
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The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today?
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 1AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
64 | 119 | 213 | 276 | 255 | 366 | 651 | 1259 | 1221 | 1234 | 1356 | 1435 | 1488 | 1227 | 1048 | 856 | 750 | 388 | 275 | 136 | 331 | 432 | 600 | 734 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:28PM6.12m | 5:50AM6.20m | 6:12PM6.28m | 6:36AM6.22m | 6:58PM6.28m | 7:24AM6.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.12m | 12:14PM0.07m | 00:39AM0.02m | 1:01PM0.11m | 1:27AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 60 | 6 | 158 | 366 | 651 | 1259 | 1221 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1488 | 1227 | 4 | 856 | 750 | 388 | 275 | 136 | 75 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SW 13 | N 5 | W 16 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | W 16 | S 19 | W 15 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 181 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | W 16 | W 16 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 119 | 213 | 276 | 255 | 225 | — | — | — | 1234 | 1356 | 1435 | — | — | 1048 | — | 18 | 37 | 117 | 246 | 331 | 432 | 600 | 734 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 533 | 526 | 214 | 215 | 120 | 82 | 215 | 519 | 543 | 543 | 248 | 248 | 181 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 49 | 213 | 287 | 394 | 502 | 214 | 519 | 587 |
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