Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1019 | 919 | 598 | 464 | 327 | 230 | 188 | 157 | 146 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 111 | 19 | 297 | 353 | 314 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:54PM6.08m | 8:12AM5.86m | 8:31PM5.90m | 8:50AM5.66m | 9:11PM5.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.26m | 2:17AM0.29m | 2:31PM0.40m | 2:52AM0.51m | 3:10PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1019 | 919 | 598 | 464 | 327 | 230 | 188 | 157 | 146 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 35 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 25 | — | — | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | S 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 111 | 101 | 297 | 353 | 314 | 268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 510 | 278 | 49 | 1 |
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