
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
566 | 489 | 535 | 648 | 400 | 538 | 518 | 523 | 593 | 647 | 566 | 427 | 337 | 206 | 546 | 948 | 303 | 515 | 594 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:28PM6.02m | 9:44AM5.81m | 10:05PM5.47m | 10:25AM5.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM1.04m | 3:33AM1.35m | 3:53PM1.54m | 4:10AM1.86m | 4:36PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
566 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 33 | 18 | — | — | — | 179 | 206 | 171 | 190 | 9 | 5 | 108 | 75 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 12 | — | W 16 |
20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 94 | — | — | 78 | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | W 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
— | 489 | 535 | 648 | 400 | 538 | 518 | 523 | 593 | 647 | 566 | 427 | 337 | 206 | 546 | 948 | 303 | 515 | 594 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 209 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 522 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 121 | 228 | 66 | 228 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 228 |
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