Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 1AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 293 | 463 | 634 | 736 | 759 | 794 | 845 | 690 | 639 | 527 | 397 | 281 | 225 | 173 | 140 | 119 | 53 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:23PM4.75m | 10:47AM4.53m | 11:15PM4.31m | 11:47AM4.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM1.36m | 4:43AM1.59m | 5:07PM1.77m | 5:34AM1.98m | 6:12PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 690 | 639 | 527 | 397 | 281 | 225 | 173 | 140 | 119 | 53 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 176 | 293 | 463 | 634 | 736 | 759 | 794 | 845 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 75 | 64 | 38 | 36 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 560 | 229 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 178 | 170 | 295 | 215 | 178 | 14 | 14 | 88 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 222 | 14 | 14 |
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