- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
The Breakwater-St Ives surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 27 Apr 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Breakwater-St Ives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 5 | N 5 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | |
84 | 70 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 106 | 148 | 232 | 284 | 276 | 316 | 365 | 371 | 365 | 287 | 229 | 225 | 175 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:43AM4.83m | 3:17PM4.76m | 3:37AM5.10m | 4:04PM5.06m | 4:20AM5.33m | 4:42PM5.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM1.22m | 9:39PM1.26m | 10:08AM0.96m | 10:26PM0.99m | 10:49AM0.75m | 11:05PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  | |  | | | |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | |  |  | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | 8:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
 kJ | 84 | 70 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 106 | 148 | 232 | 284 | 276 | 316 | 365 | 371 | 365 | 287 | 229 | 225 | 175 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 17 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 68 | 40 | 28 | 77 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SE 5 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | — | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 63 | — | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 44 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 33 | 40 | 33 | 45 | 65 | 87 | 92 | 111 | 139 | 104 | 114 | 77 | 173 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 253 | 127 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 171 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 161 | 265 | 240 | 243 | 243 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 191 | 191 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest