The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.1° 

The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
WNW
12
0.6
N
5
0.3
WNW
11
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
N
5
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
58
47
40
32
22
13
8
14
14
14
16
24
27
33
60
62
47
35
33
33
33
33
33
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:19AM5.47m
9:40PM5.61m
10:04AM5.16m
10:26PM5.20m
10:51AM4.82m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.41m
3:41PM0.65m
4:10AM0.75m
4:25PM1.00m
4:54AM1.14m
5:12PM1.37m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:20
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
20
20
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
16
16
16
18
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
13
14
16
17
17
18
17
17
15
14
15
18
18
17
14
15
13
14
15
17
18
18
16
17
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