Surf Forecasts:
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, NNW swell with 395 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW 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 06) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. 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 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 4AM. 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 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next 16 days.
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Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer. It’s gonna be a tough stretch for a while, I’m not gonna lie. There’s a real flat spell coming up, and we're looking at over a week of pretty ordinary conditions before anything even gets close to surfable. I’m talking about The Breakwater-St Ives, up there on the North Coast.
So, the first few days, from Sunday the 5th right through to Monday the 13th of July, it’s basically a write-off. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore. There’s a bit of energy bumping around, but the combined swell energy is all in the double digits, mostly between 62 and 192—weak to moderate at best—and the wave comment is ‘poor surf conditions’ every time. The water temp is sitting at 61°F, which is pretty much normal for the time of year, so that’s not the issue. The problem is no size and bad wind. You’d be fighting chop and wind bumps for nothing.
There is a tiny glimmer on the morning of Tuesday the 14th of July. The wind goes glassy, and the wave comment shifts to ‘surfable waves but very ordinary conditions’. It’s only 3ft from the north with a short 6-second period, so it’s gonna be weak and fat, but if you're desperate, that’s your window. The combined energy is just 148, though, so it’s weak.
After that, it's right back to small, short-period swell and onshore winds from the north-northeast. By the time we get to the 17th and 18th of July, the combined energy drops below 100 (101, 56, 26, etc.) and the swell height barely scrapes 2ft. There's nothing else to recommend, honestly. This is one of those classic flat spells for the region. Keep the board in the car just in case, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 132 | 129 | 92 | 90 | 69 | 54 | 49 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 83 | 79 | 142 | 160 | 122 | 108 | 86 | 381 | 233 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:26PM5.30m | 9:48AM4.97m | 10:09PM5.17m | 10:36AM4.87m | 10:59PM5.03m | 11:31AM4.77m | 11:59PM4.90m | 12:36PM4.74m | 1:07AM4.86m | 1:46PM4.82m | 2:20AM4.95m | 2:56PM5.05m | 3:28AM5.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM1.03m | 3:56AM1.02m | 4:08PM1.15m | 4:39AM1.13m | 4:55PM1.28m | 5:29AM1.24m | 5:51PM1.40m | 6:28AM1.33m | 6:57PM1.45m | 7:36AM1.34m | 8:10PM1.37m | 8:48AM1.24m | 9:24PM1.15m | ||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 101 | 132 | 129 | 92 | 90 | 69 | 54 | 49 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 83 | 79 | 142 | 160 | 122 | 108 | 47 | 169 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 17 | N 5 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 19 | — | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 17 | SW 18 | S 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 21 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 39 | — | 29 | 32 | 86 | 381 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 127 | 215 | 284 | 280 | 761 | 215 |
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