Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 841 | 573 | 460 | 475 | 532 | 696 | 1103 | 1664 | 1802 | 1614 | 1586 | 1448 | 1137 | 958 | 740 | 535 | 408 | 320 | 230 | 189 | 153 | 119 | 108 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04AM5.88m | 7:20PM6.12m | 7:37AM5.93m | 7:54PM6.08m | 8:12AM5.86m | 8:31PM5.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.20m | 1:23PM0.23m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:56PM0.26m | 2:17AM0.29m | 2:31PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 841 | 573 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1137 | 958 | 740 | 535 | 408 | 320 | 230 | 189 | 153 | 119 | 108 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 460 | 475 | 532 | 696 | 1103 | 1664 | 1802 | 1614 | 1586 | 1448 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 213 | 392 | 409 | 251 | 227 | 176 | 669 | 176 | 177 | 215 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 0 | 0 |
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