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The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast
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The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.9° 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 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | |
24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 29 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 51 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 40 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:40AM5.62m | 6:56PM5.67m | 7:14AM5.49m | 7:29PM5.52m | 7:47AM5.28m | 8:03PM5.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.67m | 1:17AM0.69m | 1:30PM0.83m | 1:50AM0.87m | 2:03PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | 8:47 |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 |
 kJ | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | S 6 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 29 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 51 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 40 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 190 | 190 | 403 | 519 | 192 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 215 | 194 | 42 | 30 | 216 | 98 | 280 | 255 | 216 | 225 | 255 |
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