Surf Forecasts:
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 2 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, W swell with 541 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 Friday (Jul 03) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Breakwater-St Ives in the next 16 days are 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 17s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty again. Here’s the same outlook but in feet and miles per hour, the old-school way.
Truth is, The Breakwater-St Ives is looking flat for most of this 16-day run. From Thursday, the 2nd of July, all the way to the 17th of July, things are bleak. There’s no real surf on offer, with only a sliver of a chance on the morning of the 3rd, and even that’s marginal.
The biggest push comes early on the 2nd – a 7 ft swell from the west, but it’s getting hammered by a cross-onshore wind around 16 mph, making it choppy and ugly. Wave energy is moderate at 607. After that it’s a steady drop: by Saturday the 4th you’re looking at 4 ft, and by the 7th it’s down to 2 ft or less. Water temp is about 61°F, pretty average for this time of year.
Wind is mostly working against us. The only clean window we get is the morning of Thursday the 9th, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE at about 12 mph, but the swell is only 3 ft from the WNW and the period is 9 seconds – energy is low at 113. Clean but small.
The second week is worse. Swell heights drop to 1 ft and even less than 1 ft, with some long period groundswell from 18-19 seconds coming from the SW, which doesn't match the optimum NW direction. Wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, often around 19 mph. The combined energy sits in the double digits, meaning it’s very weak.
If you’re after a highlight, that Thursday morning on the 9th is your best shot for clean conditions, but the surf is barely rideable on a point that already breaks rarely. Not a lot to work with.
No standout. It’s a lonely flat spell for The Breakwater-St Ives. Forecasts can always change, but for now, you’ve got a long blank run ahead.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 607 | 614 | 520 | 394 | 354 | 308 | 250 | 194 | 149 | 173 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 99 | 69 | 47 | 33 | 63 | 108 | 106 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:35PM5.47m | 7:53AM5.20m | 8:11PM5.45m | 8:29AM5.15m | 8:47PM5.39m | 9:07AM5.07m | 9:26PM5.30m | 9:48AM4.97m | 10:09PM5.17m | 10:36AM4.87m | 10:59PM5.03m | 11:31AM4.77m | 11:59PM4.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.88m | 2:03AM0.86m | 2:14PM0.89m | 2:40AM0.88m | 2:50PM0.94m | 3:17AM0.94m | 3:27PM1.03m | 3:56AM1.02m | 4:08PM1.15m | 4:39AM1.13m | 4:55PM1.28m | 5:29AM1.24m | 5:51PM1.40m | ||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 607 | 614 | 520 | 394 | 354 | 308 | 250 | 5 | 149 | 173 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 99 | 69 | 47 | 33 | 63 | 108 | 106 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 19 | — | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 215 | 1 | 24 | 215 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 280 | 218 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 42 |
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