The Breakwater (St. Ives harbour wall) Surf Report

Current surf conditions for The Breakwater (2025-12-23)
Wave height * 2ft / 0.6m
Swell period 11s
Swell direction  °
Wind  ° 15mph / 24km/h
Weather Cloudy 11.6°C / 53°F
Sea temp 12°C / 53°F
* Wave size is face height of set waves.
The Breakwater surf map

10 day The Breakwater surf forecast

Tue

23/Dec
2ft

17

11

18
  • Low 12:43am
  • High 6:25am
  • Low 1:07pm
  • High 6:43pm

Wed

24/Dec
3.5ft

18

19

19
  • Low 1:20am
  • High 7:02am
  • Low 1:45pm
  • High 7:21pm

Thu

25/Dec
5ft

27

25

22
  • Low 1:58am
  • High 7:41am
  • Low 2:25pm
  • High 8:02pm

Fri

26/Dec
2ft

18

16

17
  • Low 2:39am
  • High 8:24am
  • Low 3:09pm
  • High 8:48pm

Sat

27/Dec
2ft

18

17

13
  • Low 3:25am
  • High 9:13am
  • Low 3:59pm
  • High 9:41pm

Sun

28/Dec
2ft

10

10

13
  • Low 4:21am
  • High 10:10am
  • Low 4:59pm
  • High 10:44pm

Mon

29/Dec
1ft

5

7

12
  • Low 5:28am
  • High 11:17am
  • Low 6:07pm
  • High 11:55pm

Tue

30/Dec
2ft

12

14

19
  • Low 6:40am
  • High 12:30pm
  • Low 7:17pm

Wed

31/Dec
1.5ft

18

17

17
  • High 1:08am
  • Low 7:52am
  • High 1:41pm
  • Low 8:24pm

Thu

1/Jan
7.5ft

19

21

21
  • High 2:16am
  • Low 8:58am
  • High 2:47pm

Tue 23rd Dec

Surf report for Tue 23/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
3:00 3ft 6.7ft 9s 19mph (28mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
6:00 2.5ft 6ft 9s 17mph (26mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
9:00 2ft 5.4ft 11s 14mph (24mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
12:00 2ft 4.8ft 11s 11mph (18mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
15:00 2.5ft 5.1ft 12s 16mph (21mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
18:00 2.5ft 5.6ft 14s 18mph (24mph) weather symbol 8°C/46°F
21:00 3ft 6.1ft 14s 17mph (22mph) weather symbol 6°C/44°F
Tide times
Low 12:43am (1.39m)
High 6:25am (5.25m)
Low 1:07pm (1.34m)
High 6:43pm (4.94m)
Daylight
First light07:41
Sunrise08:19
Sunset16:22
Dark17:01

Wed 24th Dec

Surf report for Wed 24/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
3:00 3ft 6.7ft 13s 17mph (24mph) weather symbol 6°C/43°F
6:00 3ft 7ft 13s 18mph (26mph) weather symbol 5°C/42°F
9:00 3.5ft 7.1ft 11s 18mph (26mph) weather symbol 5°C/41°F
12:00 3.5ft 7.2ft 11s 19mph (27mph) weather symbol 6°C/43°F
15:00 3.5ft 7.2ft 11s 19mph (26mph) weather symbol 6°C/43°F
18:00 3ft 7ft 11s 19mph (26mph) weather symbol 4°C/40°F
21:00 3ft 7ft 10s 21mph (32mph) weather symbol 3°C/38°F
Tide times
Low 1:20am (1.44m)
High 7:02am (5.18m)
Low 1:45pm (1.38m)
High 7:21pm (4.85m)
Daylight
First light07:41
Sunrise08:20
Sunset16:23
Dark17:01

Thu 25th Dec

Surf report for Thu 25/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
3:00 3.5ft 7.2ft 8s 24mph (38mph) weather symbol 4°C/39°F
6:00 3.5ft 7.7ft 8s 27mph (42mph) weather symbol 4°C/39°F
9:00 4.5ft 8.6ft 7s 27mph (39mph) weather symbol 4°C/38°F
12:00 5ft 9ft 8s 25mph (33mph) weather symbol 4°C/40°F
15:00 4.5ft 8.5ft 8s 23mph (32mph) weather symbol 5°C/40°F
18:00 4.5ft 8ft 7s 22mph (30mph) weather symbol 4°C/40°F
21:00 4.5ft 7.5ft 7s 23mph (30mph) weather symbol 4°C/39°F
Tide times
Low 1:58am (1.52m)
High 7:41am (5.10m)
Low 2:25pm (1.46m)
High 8:02pm (4.76m)
Daylight
First light07:41
Sunrise08:20
Sunset16:23
Dark17:02

Fri 26th Dec

Surf report for Fri 26/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
3:00 3ft 6.1ft 8s 20mph (27mph) weather symbol 3°C/37°F
6:00 2.5ft 5.7ft 8s 18mph (25mph) weather symbol 3°C/37°F
9:00 2ft 5.2ft 8s 17mph (23mph) weather symbol 3°C/37°F
12:00 2ft 4.8ft 7s 16mph (21mph) weather symbol 4°C/39°F
15:00 2ft 4.9ft 8s 16mph (24mph) weather symbol 5°C/41°F
18:00 3.5ft 5.8ft 6s 17mph (26mph) weather symbol 4°C/39°F
21:00 4ft 6.6ft 6s 17mph (28mph) weather symbol 3°C/38°F
Tide times
Low 2:39am (1.61m)
High 8:24am (5.00m)
Low 3:09pm (1.55m)
High 8:48pm (4.67m)
Daylight
First light07:42
Sunrise08:20
Sunset16:24
Dark17:02

Sat 27th Dec

Surf report for Sat 27/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
3:00 3ft 6.8ft 8s 18mph (27mph) weather symbol 4°C/40°F
6:00 2.5ft 6.6ft 9s 18mph (28mph) weather symbol 5°C/41°F
9:00 2ft 6.2ft 8s 19mph (25mph) weather symbol 7°C/44°F
12:00 2ft 5.6ft 11s 17mph (23mph) weather symbol 8°C/46°F
15:00 2ft 5.3ft 12s 15mph (19mph) weather symbol 7°C/45°F
18:00 2ft 5.3ft 11s 13mph (19mph) weather symbol 6°C/42°F
21:00 2ft 5.5ft 11s 12mph (19mph) weather symbol 5°C/41°F
Tide times
Low 3:25am (1.71m)
High 9:13am (4.91m)
Low 3:59pm (1.63m)
High 9:41pm (4.60m)
Daylight
First light07:42
Sunrise08:20
Sunset16:25
Dark17:03

Sun 28th Dec

Surf report for Sun 28/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
3:00 2ft 5.1ft 10s 9mph (12mph) weather symbol 5°C/40°F
6:00 2ft 4.7ft 10s 10mph (15mph) weather symbol 5°C/40°F
9:00 2ft 4.6ft 10s 10mph (13mph) weather symbol 4°C/40°F
12:00 2ft 4.6ft 10s 10mph (13mph) weather symbol 6°C/43°F
15:00 2ft 4.4ft 16s 8mph (11mph) weather symbol 6°C/42°F
18:00 2ft 4.4ft 16s 13mph (17mph) weather symbol 4°C/39°F
21:00 1.5ft 4.2ft 15s 13mph (17mph) weather symbol 5°C/42°F
Tide times
Low 4:21am (1.79m)
High 10:10am (4.82m)
Low 4:59pm (1.70m)
High 10:44pm (4.57m)
Daylight
First light07:42
Sunrise08:21
Sunset16:26
Dark17:04

Mon 29th Dec

Surf report for Mon 29/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
3:00 1.5ft 3.9ft 14s 6mph (6mph) weather symbol 4°C/40°F
6:00 1.5ft 3.5ft 14s 5mph (6mph) weather symbol 5°C/41°F
9:00 1ft 3ft 13s 8mph (8mph) weather symbol 5°C/42°F
12:00 1ft 2.8ft 13s 7mph (8mph) weather symbol 7°C/45°F
15:00 1ft 2.8ft 13s 9mph (11mph) weather symbol 7°C/45°F
18:00 1ft 2.9ft 13s 12mph (16mph) weather symbol 7°C/44°F
21:00 1ft 3.5ft 12s 14mph (19mph) weather symbol 7°C/44°F
Tide times
Low 5:28am (1.83m)
High 11:17am (4.77m)
Low 6:07pm (1.70m)
High 11:55pm (4.61m)
Daylight
First light07:42
Sunrise08:21
Sunset16:26
Dark17:05

Tue 30th Dec

Surf report for Tue 30/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
3:00 1.5ft 4ft 13s 15mph (20mph) weather symbol 6°C/43°F
6:00 1.5ft 4.3ft 18s 12mph (17mph) weather symbol 6°C/42°F
9:00 2ft 4.4ft 17s 14mph (20mph) weather symbol 4°C/39°F
12:00 2ft 4.6ft 16s 14mph (21mph) weather symbol 6°C/43°F
15:00 2ft 4.4ft 16s 16mph (20mph) weather symbol 6°C/43°F
18:00 2ft 4.4ft 15s 19mph (24mph) weather symbol 5°C/42°F
21:00 1.5ft 4.2ft 15s 16mph (20mph) weather symbol 5°C/40°F
Tide times
Low 6:40am (1.76m)
High 12:30pm (4.79m)
Low 7:17pm (1.62m)
Daylight
First light07:42
Sunrise08:21
Sunset16:27
Dark17:06

Wed 31st Dec

Surf report for Wed 31/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
3:00 1.5ft 3.7ft 13s 18mph (23mph) weather symbol 6°C/43°F
6:00 1.5ft 3.4ft 13s 18mph (23mph) weather symbol 6°C/44°F
9:00 1.5ft 3.2ft 13s 19mph (21mph) weather symbol 7°C/44°F
12:00 1.5ft 3.4ft 13s 17mph (17mph) weather symbol 7°C/45°F
15:00 1.5ft 3.7ft 12s 15mph (19mph) weather symbol 7°C/45°F
18:00 1.5ft 3.7ft 12s 17mph (21mph) weather symbol 8°C/46°F
21:00 1.5ft 4.2ft 12s 19mph (22mph) weather symbol 7°C/45°F
Tide times
High 1:08am (4.75m)
Low 7:52am (1.60m)
High 1:41pm (4.91m)
Low 8:24pm (1.46m)
Daylight
First light07:42
Sunrise08:21
Sunset16:28
Dark17:07

Thu 1st Jan

Surf report for Thu 01/01
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
3:00 4.5ft 6ft 6s 18mph (24mph) weather symbol 6°C/43°F
6:00 6ft 7.5ft 7s 19mph (23mph) weather symbol 7°C/45°F
9:00 6.5ft 8.5ft 7s 20mph (25mph) weather symbol 8°C/47°F
12:00 7.5ft 8.8ft 8s 21mph (23mph) weather symbol 9°C/47°F
15:00 7ft 8.6ft 8s 21mph (23mph) weather symbol 9°C/48°F
18:00 7.5ft 9ft 8s 21mph (26mph) weather symbol 9°C/48°F
21:00 7.5ft 9.1ft 8s 26mph (32mph) weather symbol 9°C/48°F
Tide times
High 2:16am (4.94m)
Low 8:58am (1.42m)
High 2:47pm (5.04m)
Daylight
First light07:42
Sunrise08:21
Sunset16:29
Dark17:08

Nearest buoys

Penzance
12:00pm
3ft
6s
Porthleven
12:00pm
2.6ft
12s
Perranporth
12:00pm
2.3ft
11s

The Breakwater is one of those spots that gets good enough once every year or 2 that you'll always check it! When it's on it's a long walling left. Works on a huge north coast swell and any wind from S to W

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