Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 104 | 91 | 181 | 366 | 363 | 300 | 322 | 346 | 336 | 292 | 273 | 300 | 300 | 345 | 373 | 452 | 481 | 709 | 612 | 499 | 505 | 577 | 574 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:50AM5.66m | 9:11PM5.59m | 9:34AM5.35m | 9:59PM5.18m | 10:26AM4.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.51m | 3:10PM0.66m | 3:33AM0.84m | 3:55PM1.01m | 4:22AM1.24m | 4:53PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 105 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 612 | 499 | 505 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | 42 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 51 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 104 | 91 | 181 | 366 | 363 | 300 | 322 | 346 | 336 | 292 | 273 | 300 | 300 | 345 | 373 | 452 | 481 | 709 | — | — | — | 577 | 574 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 278 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 214 | 278 | 214 | 213 | 213 | 214 | 14 | 120 | 14 | 215 | 120 | 2 |
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