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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 09 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
10.5° 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 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (09 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
2
W
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)121312121212111110111111131314141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10911044805687607355331536367379441311131821992099437341895015586382848237605652614775
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
5.15
8:32PM
4.96
8:51AM
4.70
9:10PM
4.54
9:35AM
4.26
10:03PM
4.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
0.98
2:30PM
1.23
2:49AM
1.39
3:06PM
1.64
3:30AM
1.81
3:53PM
2.04
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise--6:48-------6:47-------6:45-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:16-------6:19--
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------12--------
Temp. °C1010101111988899101010111198999999
Feels °C (?)98787545453321330-1112221
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