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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
10.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 7AM is: 1.9m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (18 Mar)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (18 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
!
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
1.9
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131312191716161514141313131313131212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207418541740264450465921468832002441170512839056795394754023142441921891401338986
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
40
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
5.81
4:49PM
5.80
5:04AM
6.17
5:23PM
6.11
5:40AM
6.40
5:59PM
6.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
0.60
10:55AM
0.29
11:08PM
0.23
11:29AM
-0.01
11:43PM
-0.01
12:04PM
-0.15
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:30-------6:28-------6:24---
Sunset-------6:30-------6:31-------6:32
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1110910111312111010989111110109999111110
Feels °C (?)776656431332244454555667
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