Surf Forecasts:
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 6 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, W swell with 4,614 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s 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 Saturday (Jun 06) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 11s period. 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 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 07) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9989 | 7149 | 2213 | 1273 | 1268 | 1752 | 1477 | 1027 | 1212 | 1258 | 1174 | 774 | 500 | 529 | 500 | 726 | 428 | 252 | 141 | 110 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52PM4.87m | 10:18AM4.54m | 10:43PM4.76m | 11:14AM4.48m | 11:41PM4.72m | 12:18PM4.51m | 00:45AM4.77m | 1:23PM4.67m | 1:50AM4.94m | 2:25PM4.95m | 2:51AM5.20m | 3:23PM5.28m | 3:48AM5.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM1.43m | 4:26AM1.44m | 4:41PM1.54m | 5:18AM1.48m | 5:36PM1.60m | 6:15AM1.46m | 6:37PM1.57m | 7:16AM1.35m | 7:41PM1.43m | 8:17AM1.16m | 8:45PM1.20m | 9:17AM0.93m | 9:45PM0.90m | ||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:31 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 1273 | 1268 | 1752 | 1235 | — | — | — | 1174 | 774 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 435 | 428 | 252 | 141 | 6 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | N 4 | S 11 | S 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 8 | — | — | N 4 | W 8 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 9989 | 7149 | 2213 | — | — | 1505 | 1477 | 1027 | 1212 | 1258 | — | — | 500 | 529 | 500 | 726 | — | — | 9 | 110 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 214 | 74 | 214 | 213 | 253 | 176 | 214 | 253 | 558 | 214 | 74 | 74 | 248 | 496 | 170 | 318 | 120 | 171 | 14 | 170 |
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