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The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast
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The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° 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 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | |
931 | 1024 | 1235 | 1515 | 1955 | 6919 | 6295 | 6112 | 5042 | 3890 | 3082 | 2469 | 1756 | 1413 | 1190 | 1018 | 828 | 705 | 692 | 566 | 482 | 537 | 610 | 773 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:24AM6.06m | 7:46PM6.13m | 8:13AM5.77m | 8:36PM5.86m | 9:06AM5.39m | 9:32PM5.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.28m | 2:18AM0.26m | 2:39PM0.55m | 3:13AM0.55m | 3:34PM0.87m | 4:12AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | 9:09 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 390 | 2002 | 6295 | 6112 | 5042 | 3890 | 3082 | 2469 | 1756 | 1413 | 1190 | 1018 | 828 | 705 | 692 | 566 | 482 | 537 | 610 | 773 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 19 | S 18 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 130 | 199 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | ESE 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 931 | 1024 | 1235 | 1515 | 1955 | 6919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | 10 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 511 | 502 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 498 | 560 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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