The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
13.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
333
326
318
322
328
370
381
402
352
336
291
237
191
159
104
88
64
61
35
35
54
24
19
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:28PM6.01m
8:55AM5.52m
9:19PM5.75m
9:48AM5.22m
10:12PM5.43m
10:43AM4.92m
Low Tide
2:31PM0.40m
3:04AM0.35m
3:21PM0.61m
3:56AM0.61m
4:13PM0.88m
4:49AM0.90m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:35
9:35
9:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
19
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
12
12
13
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
7
Energy kJ
355
333
326
318
322
328
370
402
352
336
291
237
191
159
104
88
64
61
35
35
54
24
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
31
18
18
19
29
18
19
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
4
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
1.7
WSW
8
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
10
381
1
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
214
214
214
0
1
1
30
2
2
14
14
10
30
10
12
10
15
385
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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