The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what's cookin' for The Breakwater-St Ives. It's a point break, you know, a bit inconsistent at the best of times, so we gotta be patient. The water temp's about what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing wild.

Looking at the whole 16-day picture, honestly, it's a bit of a mixed bag. We've got some proper size rolling in, but the wind is gonna be a real pain for a lot of it. There's no quick start here; we're looking at a bit of a wait.

We kick off this Saturday, the 29th of August, with a solid 10ft to 12ft southwest swell, but the wind is howling from the WSW at 25 mph. It's cross-off in the morning, but that's a strong breeze, so it'll be messy and hard work. The energy is moderate to strong (984-2296), but with that wind, it's gonna be a battle, not a joy.

Sunday the 30th is a bit smaller, 7ft to 8ft, and still side-shore from a fresh SW breeze. The surf quality is called poor, so not one to get excited about. Monday the 31st has more size, 10ft dropping to 7ft, but that onshore and cross wind is just gonna chop it all up. The energy is strong (1459-900) but wasted.

Tuesday the 1st of September sees it drop right off to 4ft with a gentle breeze. Clean, but tiny. Wednesday the 2nd is a write-off, flat in the morning, then a 8ft swell shows up but with a short, weak period of 7 seconds and a fresh cross-off wind. Not for me.

We finally get a little glimmer on Thursday the 4th of September. The morning has 5ft from the west with a 9-second period and a light, gentle breeze. The surf quality is called good, and the energy is moderate (384). It's the first decent signal in the whole run.

But the real standout, the one worth circling on the calendar, is Saturday the 5th of September. The morning is looking prime. We've got 6ft of west swell, a nice long 10-second period, and the wind is basically glassy – just a 3 mph WSW whisper. That makes for clean lines and proper shape at a point break like this. The energy is moderate (652) and all that west swell is heading right where this spot likes it. This is the one. It's a bit of a gem, so don't be surprised if it's a bit of a local's affair; it can get crowded here.

The rest of the run is grim. Sunday the 6th has a clean 5ft to 6ft in the morning with an offshore wind, which is fine, but not as good as the Saturday. After that, from the 7th of September onwards, it's all onshore winds, tiny waves, or just flat. The energy drops right off, with values down in the double digits by the 10th of September. There's a 0.7ft, 12-second period swell on the 10th, but that's just not gonna break properly here. The week ending the 13th is a total write-off with onshores and a tiny 3ft, even if it has a long 15-second period.

So, bottom line: the first week is mostly a washout, but lock in the morning of Saturday the 5th of September. That's your best chance for a proper, clean session. The rest is for the die-hards or the kite crew, especially when that strong wind hits the bigger swell.

Rusty.

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