Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 15 | 14 | 179 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 287 | 0 | 1465 | 2111 | 1962 | 1279 | 860 | 645 | 547 | 475 | 532 | 679 | 913 | 1618 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15PM5.85m | 6:32AM5.73m | 6:47PM6.04m | 7:04AM5.88m | 7:20PM6.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.52m | 00:39AM0.35m | 12:50PM0.32m | 1:11AM0.20m | 1:23PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | — | 1014 | — | — | — | 860 | 645 | 547 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 91 | 86 | 144 | 179 | 154 | 112 | 119 | 287 | 720 | 1465 | 2111 | 1962 | 1279 | — | — | — | 475 | 532 | 679 | 913 | 1618 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 278 | 278 | 248 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 567 | 340 | 161 | 170 | 229 | 176 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 392 | 409 | 253 | 248 |
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