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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 11 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
11.1° 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 5PM is: 5.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)18ft (5.5m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)20ft (6.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
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4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
6
W
6
W
6
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)131516151415161616151414131313121211111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)787512089149831515015344159981766615822152008384585441002887224316501245986826596505408333279184
Wind
(km/h)
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
3.84
1:29AM
4.08
2:14PM
4.06
2:41AM
4.43
3:13PM
4.48
3:32AM
4.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
2.22
8:04AM
2.02
8:31PM
1.94
9:10AM
1.61
9:29PM
1.51
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:33-------6:31
Sunset---8:07-------8:09-------8:12----
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1-11-11---11---------
Temp. °C89989888991098888910101088810
Feels °C (?)-4-2-2-3-2-2-2-11244345456675534
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