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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 Friday 15 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
12.4° 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 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
170 | 176 | 132 | 187 | 141 | 107 | 45 | 26 | 77 | 72 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 107 | 137 | 206 | 192 | 366 | 465 | 1156 | 1316 | 1335 | 1999 | 2015 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:18AM5.72m | 4:43PM5.82m | 5:04AM6.03m | 5:28PM6.12m | 5:50AM6.20m | 6:12PM6.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.40m | 11:05PM0.36m | 11:29AM0.17m | 11:52PM0.12m | 12:14PM0.07m | 00:39AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | 9:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 163 | 163 | 102 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 26 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 60 | 89 | 158 | 198 | 181 | 1156 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 15 | N 5 | — | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | 6 | 47 | 366 | 465 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 170 | 176 | 132 | 187 | 141 | 107 | 39 | 26 | — | 72 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 107 | 137 | 206 | 192 | — | — | — | 1316 | 1335 | 1999 | 2015 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 191 | 271 | 232 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 318 | 24 | 14 | 214 | 2 | 14 | 521 | 523 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 14 | 14 | 179 | 49 | 558 | 224 |
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