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) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | 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 | 64 | 80 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 190 | 141 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1368 | 2247 | 1930 | 1251 | 761 | 586 | 493 | 524 | 555 | 751 | 866 | 1155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | 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 | 6:00AM5.50m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 756 | — | — | — | 761 | 586 | 493 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 80 | 88 | 86 | 177 | 190 | 141 | 126 | 115 | 216 | 865 | 1368 | 2247 | 1930 | 1251 | — | — | — | 524 | 555 | 751 | 866 | 1155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 30 | 214 | 192 | 248 | 278 | 278 | 278 | 2 | 214 | 214 | 253 | 251 | 161 | 579 | 304 | 164 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 287 | 262 |
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