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The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 12AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | |
41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 76 | 104 | 121 | 158 | 284 | 251 | 225 | 225 | 153 | 273 | 833 | 1005 | 1117 | 993 | 993 | 1010 | 1047 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:09PM5.05m | 4:27AM5.12m | 4:48PM5.22m | 5:06AM5.22m | 5:24PM5.35m | 5:43AM5.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM1.15m | 10:51AM1.05m | 11:11PM1.03m | 11:27AM0.98m | 11:48PM0.94m | 12:03PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 4 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
41 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 41 | 61 | 103 | 284 | 251 | 225 | 225 | 153 | 171 | 833 | 1005 | 1117 | 993 | 993 | 1010 | 1047 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
66 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 76 | 104 | 121 | 158 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 95 | 273 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 24 | 62 | 62 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 16 | SW 12 | S 11 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
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