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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 03 Feb 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
10.2° 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 11AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 03). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (03 Feb)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (03 Feb)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
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1
1
0
0
0
2
2
4
6
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
2
W
2
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
WSW
1.2
W
3
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)141316161616161515141413131312121522141919181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)928142220945718696575258715734161405192273718111196835510413498138238571365214568129231196510697
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
40
ESE
30
SSE
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
ESE
45
SE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
6.25
6:10PM
5.95
6:28AM
6.27
6:49PM
5.91
7:06AM
6.14
7:26PM
5.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
0.02
12:33AM
0.11
12:58PM
0.05
1:10AM
0.19
1:34PM
0.22
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise--7:52-------7:52-------7:50-----
Sunset----5:16-------5:19-------5:21---
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part cloud
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clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------1111-112311-154-
Temp. °C10101010109999999989101010101210101010
Feels °C (?)324233333200-2-3-1545463365
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