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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 Sunday 10 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | |
253 | 204 | 228 | 170 | 200 | 193 | 132 | 102 | 60 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 44 | 54 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:56AM4.10m | 00:31AM4.36m | 1:14PM4.23m | 1:41AM4.58m | 2:18PM4.56m | 2:40AM4.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM1.94m | 7:08AM1.76m | 7:32PM1.78m | 8:12AM1.47m | 8:34PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | 8:58 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 18 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 17 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 28 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | — | W 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 29 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 253 | 204 | 228 | 170 | 200 | 193 | 132 | 102 | 60 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 27 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 735 | 578 | 567 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 138 | 469 | 259 | 403 | 599 | 15 | 225 | 225 | 247 | 568 | 24 | 24 | 566 | 523 | 526 | 526 | 548 |
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