Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 151 | 46 | 66 | 108 | 166 | 205 | 179 | 156 | 132 | 116 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | 4:52AM4.85m | 5:09PM5.22m | 5:27AM5.19m | 5:43PM5.57m | 6:00AM5.50m | 6:15PM5.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM1.31m | 11:10AM1.16m | 11:34PM0.93m | 11:45AM0.81m | 00:07AM0.59m | 12:18PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 146 | 31 | 46 | 66 | 108 | 166 | 205 | 179 | 156 | 23 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | WNW 10 | SE 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 58 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SW 12 | N 3 | WNW 10 | ESE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | S 6 | SSW 8 | — | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 24 | 92 | — | 151 | 88 | 102 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 116 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 194 | 48 | 194 | 376 | 376 | 138 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 229 | 248 | 214 | 2 |
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