Surf Forecasts:
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with 144 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Breakwater-St Ives this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Breakwater-St Ives in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next 16 days.
Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks here in St Ives.
Frankly, it’s a pretty bleak run for The Breakwater-St Ives. The whole sixteen-day window is looking flat and grotty, with not a single session that’s worth paddling out for. The first seven days are a write-off – tiny little 1ft to 3ft slop, a mix of cross-onshore and onshore winds, and the water’s sitting at 60°F which is about average for this time of year. The combined energy barely gets into triple figures, peaking at 140 (weak) on the 10th, but it’s poor surf conditions all the way through – lumpy, choppy, messy. There’s absolutely nothing to get excited about.
Into the second week, it doesn’t get any better. From the 14th to the 23rd, the swell stays tiny, usually under 3ft, with a few cleaner moments on the 14th and 15th when the wind goes cross-off, but the swell’s so small and weak (combined energy around 43 to 61 – weak) you’d be fighting for a ripple. By the 19th, it’s down to 0.3ft to 1ft, and the 20th sees a bump to 4ft but with a 5-second period and strong cross-off wind – that’s more kite-surfing territory than anything you’d want to paddle out into. The last few days of the outlook are just more of the same: small, onshore, and poor.
Basically, there’s no standout, no hidden gem, no window of hope. This is one of those stretches where the forecast can only get better, because it can’t get much worse. Keep the board in the van and wait for a change.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 123 | 120 | 121 | 144 | 127 | 94 | 55 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 29 | 37 | 57 | 50 | 46 | 76 | 48 | 22 | 31 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59PM4.90m | 12:36PM4.74m | 1:07AM4.86m | 1:46PM4.82m | 2:20AM4.95m | 2:56PM5.05m | 3:28AM5.17m | 3:59PM5.37m | 4:29AM5.45m | 4:56PM5.73m | 5:25AM5.71m | 5:49PM6.04m | 6:16AM5.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM1.40m | 6:28AM1.33m | 6:57PM1.45m | 7:36AM1.34m | 8:10PM1.37m | 8:48AM1.24m | 9:24PM1.15m | 9:57AM1.01m | 10:31PM0.82m | 10:58AM0.72m | 11:30PM0.48m | 11:53AM0.43m | 00:23AM0.19m | 12:43PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:28 | 9:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 118 | 123 | 120 | 121 | 144 | 127 | 94 | 55 | 29 | 33 | 52 | 29 | 37 | 57 | 69 | 46 | 76 | 48 | 22 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | N 4 | WNW 11 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 68 | 60 | 39 | 25 | 40 | 6 | 37 | 51 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 17 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | SE 5 | WNW 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | W 12 | SSW 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | E 3 | N 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 66 | — | 46 | 338 | 496 | 140 | 50 | 771 | 12 | 279 | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 385 | 243 | 579 | 215 | 194 | 13 | 371 | 19 | 48 | 227 |
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