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The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
10.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today?

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
3
0
3
1
2
2
3
4
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
0
3
2
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
2
WSW
4
WSW
5.5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
5
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.2
W
1.7
W
7.5
SW
8
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141313131313131216161716161515141414131818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)388137764112405429482166153711218927646681972908616770179351685911170772852003060189510183327040563
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
45
SE
35
S
40
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
10
S
35
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
15
S
35
SE
55
SE
30
SSE
30
SSW
40
S
45
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
5.53
6:29AM
5.85
6:47PM
5.60
7:04AM
5.90
7:23PM
5.59
7:40AM
5.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.54
12:33AM
0.52
12:57PM
0.45
1:07AM
0.47
1:31PM
0.44
1:42AM
0.52
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------8:10-------8:08-------8:07-
Sunset4:53-------4:55-------4:57-------
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1---122111111--1---49811
Temp. °C988989111110999989998887777
Feels °C (?)2122004343461-201230-40-1-3-4
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