Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Breakwater-St Ives today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives at 4PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 721 | 724 | 677 | 645 | 721 | 754 | 711 | 483 | 386 | 213 | 180 | 137 | 88 | 73 | 53 | 78 | 19 | 197 | 449 | 907 | 1064 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:48PM5.20m | 4:18AM5.22m | 4:40PM5.67m | 5:05AM5.62m | 5:24PM6.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM1.23m | 10:24PM0.84m | 10:44AM0.77m | 11:12PM0.40m | 11:29AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 668 | 483 | 386 | 213 | 180 | 137 | 71 | 73 | 52 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 9 | — | 1064 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | N 6 | WNW 8 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 82 | 71 | 56 | 88 | 50 | 53 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 12 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 721 | 724 | 677 | 645 | 721 | 754 | 711 | 30 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 62 | 197 | 449 | 907 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 732 | 732 | 318 | 215 | 215 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 |
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