The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.3° 

The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
126
123
112
169
161
129
88
100
95
95
74
72
55
40
27
18
26
25
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:06PM6.40m
7:27AM6.06m
7:46PM6.31m
8:06AM5.92m
8:24PM6.05m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.00m
1:36AM-0.10m
1:50PM0.04m
2:14AM0.05m
2:27PM0.22m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
21
21
19
18
16
16
14
13
13
14
13
12
11
13
14
15
16
16
17
15
15
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