The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, looking at the prospects for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next couple of weeks. First up, the water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, which is what you'd expect around here.

Alright, straight up, the next week and a half looks pretty grim. We've got a solid run of poor surf conditions from the 22nd of July right through until the 30th. The swell is small and weak, mostly under 3ft, with combined energies barely cracking 100 (79 max), and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, chopping everything up. There's a brief moment on the morning of the 27th where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is only 3ft from the WNW with a weak period of 6 seconds, and while the energy reads 128 (moderate), it's still just ordinary, surfable waves. Not worth paddling out for.

The first real glimmer of hope comes right at the end. On the 31st of July, Friday morning, we get a clean little 4ft wave from the west with a light cross-offshore wind. The combined energy is 98 (weak), but the conditions are clean. That afternoon, the swell lifts to 6ft from the west, with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to 571 (moderate). It's still a "marginal" call, but the wind is clean cross-offshore. This is a decent option for an intermediate surfer, but it's not a standout.

The pick of the entire forecast is the morning of the 1st of August, Saturday. A solid 8ft west swell, period of 10 seconds, combined energy of 958 (strong to very strong), and a fresh offshore wind from the SSW. That's a powerful, clean groundswell hitting the point. The finder says it's a "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions," but with that sort of energy and clean offshore wind, this is the best on offer. The swell is over 8ft, so this is for experts only. That afternoon, it drops to 7ft, still clean, but the wind swings cross-offshore, so the morning is the window.

After that, it gets messy again. The 2nd of August is choppy and cross-onshore. The 3rd of August has a glassy morning, but the swell is a tiny 2ft and the energy is only 80 (weak). Then from the 4th to the 6th of August, it's back to small, weak, onshore slop with no real hope.

So, if you're keen, the best bet is the morning of the 1st of August. That's your standout. The 31st of July is a decent backup for a smaller, cleaner wave. Other than that, it's a long wait.

Rusty.

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