Surf Forecasts:
The Breakwater-St Ives surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, W swell with 394 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s 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 Friday (Jul 03) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Breakwater-St Ives in the next 16 days are 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Breakwater-St Ives over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s coming up for The Breakwater-St Ives. Straight up, it’s a slim pickin’s kind of forecast for the next couple of weeks. The swell direction is never quite locking in with what this place likes best.
The best window we’ve got is right at the start, Friday the 3rd of July. The morning is the standout. You’ve got a clean 5ft swell from the west, with a 10-second period pushing through, and the wind is glassy, dead calm from the southwest. The combined energy is sitting at a moderate 395, and the whole setup looks good for a point break like this. It’s not gonna be a massive day, but it’ll be a quality one. The water temp is about average for July, so no surprises there.
Now, the letdown. For the next week and a half after that, we’ve got a long, dry spell. From Friday afternoon all the way through to the morning of Monday the 13th, there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The wind turns onshore or cross-shore, the swell drops below 3ft, and the energy just drains away. You’ll see numbers below 100 in the energy column for days on end - that’s a dead ocean.
Then Monday the 13th rolls around, and the swell jumps up to 7ft from the west-northwest with a 12-second period, and the combined energy rockets up to 1299 - that’s some serious power. But here’s the heartbreaker: the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the northwest, making it choppy and messy. It’s a big, raw ocean, but not a clean one for The Breakwater. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddler’s dream. It stays in that lumpy, cross-shore zone for a couple of days after that.
Towards the end of the run, Thursday the 16th shows a glimpse of hope with a fresh offshore wind from the south and a 5ft west swell, but the forecast confidence is lower that far out, and the score just isn't there to call it a standout.
Bottom line: if you’ve got a free Friday morning on the 3rd, that’s the one. Other than that, the board’s staying in the car for a while. Forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a waiting game.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
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 kJ | 394 | 354 | 308 | 296 | 240 | 183 | 165 | 132 | 103 | 92 | 90 | 71 | 69 | 46 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 87 | 92 | 98 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:53AM5.20m | 8:11PM5.45m | 8:29AM5.15m | 8:47PM5.39m | 9:07AM5.07m | 9:26PM5.30m | 9:48AM4.97m | 10:09PM5.17m | 10:36AM4.87m | 10:59PM5.03m | 11:31AM4.77m | 11:59PM4.90m | 12:36PM4.74m | 1:07AM4.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.89m | 2:40AM0.88m | 2:50PM0.94m | 3:17AM0.94m | 3:27PM1.03m | 3:56AM1.02m | 4:08PM1.15m | 4:39AM1.13m | 4:55PM1.28m | 5:29AM1.24m | 5:51PM1.40m | 6:28AM1.33m | 6:57PM1.45m | ||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 394 | 354 | 308 | 296 | 5 | 183 | 165 | 132 | 103 | 92 | 90 | 71 | 69 | 46 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 87 | 92 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | N 3 | SW 11 | SW 12 | NNE 3 | S 18 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 240 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 215 | 1 | 49 | 215 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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