The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today?

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (05 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
!
!
!
2
1
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)121212111111111110101010111918171716161515151615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3865284320711540125793484649641630229025927416345172717880406231503234992863294828272089
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
5.74
7:54PM
5.65
8:11AM
5.45
8:26PM
5.37
8:44AM
5.09
9:00PM
5.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
0.62
2:12AM
0.70
2:26PM
0.92
2:44AM
1.02
2:58PM
1.26
3:20AM
1.39
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:46-------6:43
Sunset---7:59-------8:00-------8:01----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9999999810111211121211111213141313151615
Feels °C (?)123454323454443345868111313
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