Surf Forecasts:
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, W swell with 327 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 1.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 1PM. 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 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up. It's Rusty, and I’m here to tell you the surf stoke is pretty low for a while.
Your only spot in the mix is The-Breakwater-St Ives (point). From Thursday the 6th through Tuesday the 11th, it's basically flat and blown out. We're looking at ankle-biters with weak energy readings in the 20s and 30s, and the wind is mostly cross-on or straight onshore. Not worth paddling out.
We get a little pulse on Wednesday the 12th with some moderate energy (225 in the morning), and the swell gets to around 4ft, but the cross-on wind has it chopped up.
There's a slight glimmer on Thursday the 13th. Swell is around 4ft from the west with a 10-second period, and the energy gets to 290. Wind is cross-shore, so it’s a "marginal" call. Could be some OK ones if you're keen.
The only real standout, though, is the morning of Friday the 14th. It's small, only about 3ft, but the wind goes glassy with a light offshore breeze. The energy is moderate at 119. It won't be big, but it will be clean and peel nicely down the point. That's your window. Get out there early because the afternoon gets blown out again.
The second week is more of the same. From the 15th on, we see cross-on winds and moderate energy, with a few stronger pulses. Swell builds to around 5ft by the 17th and stays there, but the wind just kills it. By the 20th and 21st, we get fresh cross-onshore breezes up to 30 km/h making it lumpy. That 5ft+ surf is getting into the expert zone, and with that chop, it's going to be a full-on battle. I'd say this looks more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one for most of that stretch.
So, there you have it. One decent morning on the 14th. It's a long way out, so don't get too excited, but it's the best of a pretty weak bunch. The water temp is doing fine, just a touch warmer than average. Keep the expectations low and the patience high.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
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 kJ | 30 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 114 | 225 | 199 | 197 |
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-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:23PM4.89m | 11:59AM4.70m | 00:38AM4.66m | 1:20PM4.63m | 2:03AM4.65m | 2:43PM4.82m | 3:21AM4.90m | 3:53PM5.21m | 4:25AM5.26m | 4:50PM5.66m | 5:18AM5.62m | 5:39PM6.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM1.34m | 5:50AM1.44m | 6:26PM1.56m | 7:09AM1.61m | 7:54PM1.58m | 8:36AM1.53m | 9:20PM1.33m | 9:53AM1.21m | 10:29PM0.91m | 10:53AM0.80m | 11:25PM0.47m | 11:44AM0.41m | 00:13AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | N 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 114 | 225 | 199 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 9 | WNW 7 | E 5 | E 6 | W 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 6 | N 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 5 | SW 11 | — | SE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | W 10 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 244 | 392 | 383 | 218 | 215 | 21 | 15 | 394 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 214 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
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