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) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 189 | 146 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 68 | 165 | 349 | 397 | 368 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 300 | 337 | 327 | 329 | 316 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | 2:31PM0.40m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 189 | 189 | 146 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 25 | 68 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | S 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 6 | 165 | 349 | 397 | 368 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 300 | 337 | 327 | 329 | 316 | 341 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 278 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 278 | 1 | 35 |
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