The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what's on the cards for the coming weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it's a bit of a lean spell for The Breakwater-St Ives. The outlooks are pretty flat, and the conditions are mostly messy with wind all over the shop. The wave energy is weak, with values in the double digits and low hundreds, and the swell periods are often short, around 4 to 7 seconds (54), which means it's going to be choppy and lack any real push. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 64°, which is a nice bit of comfort even if the surf isn't.

We start off with Thursday the 23rd through the weekend. It's a write-off, really. Tiny 2 ft to 3 ft swell from the north and northwest, but it's onshore or cross-onshore, so it's just going to be a blown-out mess. The wind is blowing hard from the northwest on Sunday the 26th, hitting 19 mph to 22 mph, with swell bumping up to 7 ft. That's a fair bit of water, but with that cross-onshore wind, it's just lumpy and poor. The energy jumps up to 440 (440) on Sunday morning, but it's all for nothing with that wind. For the next week, we're looking at a long stretch of nothing. From Monday the 28th all the way through to the end of the forecast on August 7th, the swell barely gets over 2 ft and most days are blown out, with the wind being cross-onshore or onshore. There's a brief moment of hope on Tuesday morning, July 28th, with a glassy 2 ft swell from the west, but it's still just knee-high and weak. The combined energy is a measly 59 (59). That's not going to get anyone out of bed.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is a tiny window on Friday, August 4th. The morning brings a 1 ft swell from the west with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the south-southwest at 9 mph. The afternoon is similar, glassy and clean. It's tiny, but it's the only clean, rideable wave in the whole outlook. The energy is still only 57 (57) though, so don't expect any power. The Breakwater is an inconsistent spot as it is, and it's living up to that reputation here. The break is fairly exposed to the swell, but the optimum direction is from the NW, and we're not getting that.

So, there's your lot. A big gap of poor surf from now until the 4th of August, and then just a whisper of a clean, tiny wave. It's not looking good, but the forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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