Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
612 | 552 | 375 | 239 | 196 | 126 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 33 | 34 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38PM5.00m | 12:09PM4.84m | 00:48AM4.62m | 1:32PM4.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM2.04m | 5:51AM2.29m | 6:30PM2.44m | 7:10AM2.59m | 8:06PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
20 | 552 | 375 | 239 | 196 | 126 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 33 | 34 | 51 | 27 | 31 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
— | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
612 | — | 35 | 36 | 42 | 37 | 52 | 35 | 26 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 569 | 238 | 42 | 42 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 248 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
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