Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 9 | NNE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 57 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:46PM4.44m | 4:12AM4.49m | 4:32PM4.83m | 4:52AM4.85m | 5:09PM5.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM1.71m | 10:31AM1.56m | 10:57PM1.31m | 11:10AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 57 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 59 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 9 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SE 7 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 63 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 57 | 55 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 6 | N 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | N 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 3 | E 7 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 84 | 91 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 376 | 251 | 218 | 192 | 10 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 |
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