Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 11AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 342 | 646 | 1034 | 1938 | 1609 | 1113 | 773 | 560 | 455 | 549 | 517 | 751 | 1174 | 1781 | 1879 | 1702 | 1433 | 1060 | 840 | 740 | 612 | 417 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32AM5.73m | 6:47PM6.04m | 7:04AM5.88m | 7:20PM6.12m | 7:37AM5.93m | 7:54PM6.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.32m | 1:11AM0.20m | 1:23PM0.23m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:56PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 773 | 560 | 455 | 395 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1060 | 840 | 740 | 612 | 417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 32 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 119 | 342 | 646 | 1034 | 1938 | 1609 | 1113 | — | — | — | 549 | 517 | 751 | 1174 | 1781 | 1879 | 1702 | 1433 | 50 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 243 | 574 | 170 | 244 | 229 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 394 | 409 | 611 | 176 | 707 | 732 | 215 | 215 | 164 | 215 | 1 | 0 |
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