The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 12AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (25 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.7
NW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
7
7
6
5
14
23
55
48
98
160
206
239
316
417
440
428
379
330
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:59PM4.25m
2:34AM4.22m
3:07PM4.36m
3:37AM4.37m
4:03PM4.58m
Low Tide
8:24PM2.00m
8:57AM1.96m
9:35PM1.88m
10:01AM1.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:14
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
17
14
14
16
15
13
15
15
14
12
11
12
13
13
14
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