Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 69 | 66 | 110 | 110 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 55 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 55 | 105 | 127 | 135 | 160 | 121 | 95 | 46 | 43 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11AM4.86m | 5:30PM5.16m | 5:49AM5.10m | 6:07PM5.42m | 6:24AM5.30m | 6:41PM5.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM1.34m | 11:33AM1.22m | 11:57PM1.06m | 12:10PM0.95m | 00:33AM0.81m | 12:44PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 5 | S 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 35 | 34 | 110 | 110 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 55 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 55 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 95 | 29 | 20 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 4 | N 4 | S 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 69 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 105 | 127 | 135 | 160 | — | — | 46 | 43 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 215 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 215 | 739 | 761 | 254 |
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