Surf Forecasts:
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, WNW swell with 482 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Breakwater-St Ives this week:
The surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Breakwater-St Ives in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for this stretch.
Honestly, the next two weeks are a tough watch. We’re looking at a long, bleak run of poor surf with no real standouts. The only break in the mix is The Breakwater-St Ives, a point break that’s inconsistent and only really exposed to a NW swell. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 64°.
We kick off on Saturday the 25th with a WNW swell of 4ft, but with a nasty 19 mph cross-wind it’s just chopped-up junk. Sunday the 26th sees a bigger pulse – 7ft on Sunday morning and 6ft in the afternoon from the WNW – but it’s blowing 22 mph cross-on, making it raw and lumpy. That’s big enough to be expert-only territory with the wind ruining it.
Monday the 27th drops right off, with a 4ft swell in the morning and 2ft in the afternoon, but the cross-wind keeps it messy. The best we see all week is Tuesday the 28th morning: a clean 3ft WNW swell with a light 3 mph offshore breeze from the SSE. The energy is weak (110) and the waves are small, but it’ll be the cleanest session on offer – just don’t expect anything special.
From there it fades into a long gap of tiny surf, poor conditions, and cross-onshore winds for days. By Saturday the 1st of August, we get a 4ft WSW swell in the morning and 5ft from the west in the afternoon, both with clean cross-off winds, but the energy is still moderate (181 and 221) and the size is nothing to write home about. It’s surfable, but ordinary.
Then we hit another dry spell. Monday the 3rd through Friday the 7th of August is mostly flat to 2ft, with onshore or cross-shore winds and no power. It’s a proper blank run.
There’s a late pulse showing on Sunday the 9th of August, with 6ft in the morning and 7ft in the afternoon from the WNW, but the cross-on wind is 16 mph and the period is short at 7 seconds. The wave energy jumps up (354 to 414), but the wind is going to chop it to bits. Not worth the paddle unless you’re after a wild, blown-out session.
So, bottom line: the best of a bad bunch is Tuesday the 28th morning – small, clean, but forgettable. Otherwise, this is a two-week stretch you can sleep through. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on a few of those windier days.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 67 | 247 | 482 | 411 | 261 | 110 | 71 | 150 | 110 | 84 | 61 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 160 | 139 | 94 | 79 | 58 | 55 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:37AM4.37m | 4:03PM4.58m | 4:28AM4.60m | 4:50PM4.87m | 5:11AM4.86m | 5:30PM5.16m | 5:49AM5.10m | 6:07PM5.42m | 6:24AM5.30m | 6:41PM5.63m | 6:58AM5.44m | 7:14PM5.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM1.88m | 10:01AM1.79m | 10:32PM1.63m | 10:51AM1.52m | 11:18PM1.34m | 11:33AM1.22m | 11:57PM1.06m | 12:10PM0.95m | 00:33AM0.81m | 12:44PM0.74m | 1:08AM0.63m | 1:18PM0.59m | 1:41AM0.52m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 113 | 110 | 71 | 150 | 110 | 84 | 61 | 51 | 50 | 21 | 3 | 139 | 94 | 79 | 58 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | — | S 14 | SW 14 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 10 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | W 6 | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 67 | 247 | 482 | 411 | 261 | — | 66 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 28 | 160 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 632 | 735 | 215 | 120 | 215 | 194 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 214 | 247 | 171 | 215 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
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