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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.5° C
 (Which is 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 3PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
0
0
3
4
4
5
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.7
W
2.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)141413131212121120191817171616161616161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89480866055137128214961415229153379773924376376210571852004471466266601043610246850568895660
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
S
5
S
10
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
4.27
2:30AM
4.42
2:57PM
4.46
3:21AM
4.68
3:44PM
4.72
4:05AM
4.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51AM
1.99
8:22PM
1.89
8:56AM
1.80
9:19PM
1.67
9:48AM
1.53
10:06PM
1.39
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise8:15-------8:15-------8:14-------
Sunset--4:45-------4:45-------4:47-----
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
---12---11---11-11111121
Temp. °C57881010999888888899999998
Feels °C (?)232125467533311121122333
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