The Breakwater-St Ives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at what’s on the menu for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next couple of weeks. I’m gonna level with you right off the bat: this is a rough forecast. We’re looking at a long, dusty stretch of nothing much for the better part of ten days.

The first real chance we get isn’t until the 31st of July, and even then, it’s a marginal affair. For the whole first week, from Wednesday the 22nd right through to the 30th of July, the surf is just... poor. We’ve got wind all over the shop—mostly onshore or cross-onshore from the north and northwest, and the swell is tiny, mostly around 3 ft or less with a short, weak period around 4-6 seconds. The wave energy is basically non-existent, reading mostly in the double digits (79-112). The water temp is sitting around 64°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, but you won’t care about that because you won't be in the water.

Now, we do get a pulse on the 31st of July. Friday brings a little lift in the afternoon with a 4 ft W swell (8 seconds) and the wind finally turns cross-off, giving us some clean conditions. The combined energy jumps up to 362, so there’s a bit of life. It's still just a marginal window though—tide might be a bit of a pain.

The real standout, the one you actually want to mark on the calendar, is the 2nd of August. This is the best on offer. The Breakwater-St Ives (St Ives) will be seeing a solid WSW swell, 6-7 ft, with a period around 7-8 seconds. That combined wave energy is a strong 521. The kicker here is that by Sunday afternoon, we get clean, offshore winds from the SSE. This is the only session in the whole 16 days that scores a genuine "good surf conditions" tag. It’s not a long-period groundswell, but it's a clean, powerful windswell that will have some punch. If you’re an intermediate level, this is your window.

We get another chase on the 3rd and morning of the 5th of August. Monday the 3rd has some solid size (5-6 ft) with clean cross-off winds, but the wind strength is up (18 mph), which will put a bit of a texture on it. It’s workable but not a standout. Then on Wednesday the 5th, we’ve got a completely glassy morning with a 3 ft W swell (10 seconds) and 161 energy. That is a beautiful, clean little session for the longboard or a fun mid-length, but it's small.

Bottom line: don’t get your hopes up for the first week and a half. The 2nd of August is the clear winner, with the 5th of August morning offering a sneaky, glassy possibility for the patient ones.

- Rusty

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