The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.48° W

The Breakwater-St Ives 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Breakwater-St Ives sea temperature is
18.1° C
1.3° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
74
86
103
99
103
106
86
80
59
76
147
181
205
205
164
195
230
323
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:21PM5.78m
8:40AM5.50m
8:57PM5.67m
9:18AM5.37m
9:38PM5.46m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.56m
2:47AM0.55m
2:59PM0.67m
3:23AM0.69m
3:36PM0.84m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
17
16
16
16
20
22
22
21
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
16
15
15
15
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
14
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