Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- 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 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 68 | 86 | 103 | 99 | 103 | 106 | 86 | 80 | 59 | 59 | 163 | 217 | 229 | 200 | 183 | 192 | 220 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05AM5.55m | 8:21PM5.78m | 8:40AM5.50m | 8:57PM5.67m | 9:18AM5.37m | 9:38PM5.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.50m | 2:24PM0.56m | 2:47AM0.55m | 2:59PM0.67m | 3:23AM0.69m | 3:36PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 68 | 86 | 103 | 99 | 103 | 106 | 86 | 80 | 59 | 59 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | W 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | NW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 3 | E 6 | E 6 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 163 | 217 | 229 | 200 | 183 | 192 | 220 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 15 | 255 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 371 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 214 | 260 | 278 | 278 | 214 |
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