Surf Forecasts:
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, W swell with 1,533 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 Tuesday (Aug 25) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 75 | 59 | 49 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 44 | 28 | 131 | 217 | 258 | 444 | 1059 | 395 | 319 | 674 | 1367 | 1403 | 1370 | 913 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM4.49m | 4:32PM4.83m | 4:52AM4.85m | 5:09PM5.22m | 5:27AM5.19m | 5:43PM5.57m | 6:00AM5.50m | 6:15PM5.85m | 6:32AM5.73m | 6:47PM6.04m | 7:04AM5.88m | 7:20PM6.12m | 7:37AM5.93m | 7:54PM6.08m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM1.56m | 10:57PM1.31m | 11:10AM1.16m | 11:34PM0.93m | 11:45AM0.81m | 00:07AM0.59m | 12:18PM0.52m | 00:39AM0.35m | 12:50PM0.32m | 1:11AM0.20m | 1:23PM0.23m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:56PM0.26m | 2:17AM0.29m | |||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 7 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | WSW 8 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 57 | 75 | 59 | 49 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 44 | 173 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 395 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | N 4 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 19 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 5 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | E 2 | S 6 | SSW 8 | — | SW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 179 | — | 131 | 217 | 258 | 444 | 1059 | — | 319 | 674 | 1367 | 1403 | 1370 | 913 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 337 | 192 | 248 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 1 | 35 | 192 | 1 | 383 | 587 | 215 | 224 | 214 | 1 |
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