Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 4AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 463 | 327 | 229 | 189 | 157 | 146 | 133 | 130 | 103 | 79 | 85 | 136 | 339 | 390 | 358 | 258 | 276 | 276 | 266 | 259 | 285 | 292 | 318 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 8:12AM5.86m | 8:31PM5.90m | 8:50AM5.66m | 9:11PM5.59m | 9:34AM5.35m | 9:59PM5.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.29m | 2:31PM0.40m | 2:52AM0.51m | 3:10PM0.66m | 3:33AM0.84m | 3:55PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 463 | 327 | 229 | 189 | 157 | 12 | 133 | 130 | 103 | 79 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | S 10 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | — | — | — | 11 | 85 | 136 | 339 | 390 | 358 | 258 | 276 | 276 | 266 | 259 | 285 | 292 | 318 | 337 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 214 | 214 | 394 | 1 | 1 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 278 | 248 | 214 |
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