
Surf Forecasts:
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period, WSW swell with 1,001 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 7PM (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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m 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 2.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. 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 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day surfers, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the stretch ahead for The Breakwater-St Ives. Straight up, it’s a bit of a rough patch. We’ve got a lot of lumpy, cross-onshore slop and generally poor surf filling the forecast. There’s no single standout day, but a couple of sessions look salvageable for those who are keen.
The water’s sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a small positive, at least.
The run kicks off with nothing on offer for Tuesday the 8th. Rain showers and a fresh cross-on breeze with swell around 6ft to 7ft (moderate wave energy in the 613 to 1181 range). It’s lumpy and no good. That sort of messy pattern hangs around through Wednesday the 9th, with the swell easing a bit but the wind still cross-onshore and choppy.
Thursday the 10th sees the wind swing offshore but the swell drops right away to a weak 1ft in the morning (energy a low 42). The afternoon tries to pick up a bit of groundswell, but the period drops to a short 7 seconds and the wind picks up, making it clean but weak and disorganised. Not worth getting excited about.
Friday the 11th returns to onshore winds and a lumpy 5ft to 5ft swell. Still poor.
The first real window for a surf comes on Saturday morning, the 12th. Early, it’s a gentle cross-offshore breeze with a clean 4ft swell coming from the W with a 10-second period. The energy is moderate (297), and the offshore wind direction is what you want for this spot. It won’t be perfect, but that’s the pick of the first week. By the afternoon, the wind swings cross-off again and the swell backs off.
After that, we’re back into it. Sunday the 13th is lumpy and cross-shore, and Monday the 14th has small, ordinary waves with a light breeze. Tuesday the 15th has a clean 4ft morning with a nice 11-second period, but the wind goes cross-on in the arvo and chops it up.
From the 16th onwards, it gets pretty bleak. Onshore winds and small, weak swells. There’s a brief cleaner window on Friday the 18th with a cross-offshore breeze and 3ft of swell, but it’s very marginal. And that’s about it. The second week is a write-off, with a consistent lack of any proper swell or wind alignment.
It’s a long stretch of not much. This spot is inconsistent at the best of times, so a run like this isn't unusual. Keep the faith, forecasts change, and there’ll be better days.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
639 | 613 | 676 | 249 | 140 | 73 | 22 | 299 | 826 | 417 | 343 | 156 | 255 | 136 | 581 | 552 | 369 | 202 | 126 | 89 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48PM5.20m | 4:18AM5.22m | 4:40PM5.67m | 5:05AM5.62m | 5:24PM6.05m | 5:46AM5.92m | 6:04PM6.28m | 6:24AM6.09m | 6:41PM6.34m | 7:00AM6.12m | 7:17PM6.23m | 7:34AM6.00m | 7:52PM5.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.84m | 10:44AM0.77m | 11:12PM0.40m | 11:29AM0.37m | 11:54PM0.09m | 12:09PM0.11m | 00:32AM-0.07m | 12:46PM0.00m | 1:07AM-0.05m | 1:21PM0.05m | 1:41AM0.12m | 1:54PM0.24m | 2:12AM0.41m | ||||||||
6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
639 | — | 656 | 249 | 140 | 73 | 18 | 9 | 826 | 417 | 343 | 156 | 255 | 136 | 4 | 552 | 369 | 202 | 126 | 89 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | S 16 | N 4 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 |
5 | — | — | 108 | 71 | 39 | 22 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 40 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 14 | — | — | — | W 17 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 |
— | — | — | — | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
537 | 613 | 676 | 40 | — | — | 25 | 299 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 84 | 581 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 743 | 120 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 220 | 120 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 215 | 192 | 214 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Information about the The Breakwater-St Ives Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for The Breakwater-St Ives provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at The Breakwater-St Ives can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Breakwater-St Ives) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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