
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 67 | 95 | 77 | 74 | 64 | 41 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:39PM7.22m | 9:02AM6.72m | 9:23PM6.95m | 9:46AM6.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.25m | 3:02AM0.23m | 3:16PM0.45m | 3:45AM0.53m | 3:59PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 64 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 10 |
1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | — | W 21 | W 21 | SW 12 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 |
7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 67 | 95 | 77 | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 880 | 393 | 402 | 393 | 393 | 403 | 547 | 547 | 547 | 532 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 265 | 77 | 63 | 63 | 403 | |
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