Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03AM4.65m | 2:43PM4.82m | 3:21AM4.90m | 3:53PM5.21m | 4:25AM5.26m | 4:50PM5.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM1.53m | 9:20PM1.33m | 9:53AM1.21m | 10:29PM0.91m | 10:53AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 39 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 4 | SW 6 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 33 | — | — | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 254 | 280 | 255 | 394 | 735 | 254 | 215 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 259 | 48 | 12 | 190 | 194 | 202 | 255 | 394 | 15 | 6 |
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