Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 9PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 62 | 130 | 233 | 419 | 504 | 517 | 517 | 676 | 650 | 612 | 417 | 375 | 280 | 192 | 148 | 107 | 84 | 86 | 36 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:27AM5.75m | 10:49PM5.52m | 11:11AM5.27m | 11:38PM5.00m | 12:09PM4.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM1.56m | 4:59AM1.84m | 5:24PM2.04m | 5:51AM2.29m | 6:30PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 612 | 417 | 375 | 280 | 192 | 148 | 107 | 84 | 86 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 230 | 62 | 130 | 233 | 419 | 504 | 517 | 517 | 676 | 650 | — | 35 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 54 | 45 | 25 | 36 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 248 | 248 | 528 | 228 | 228 | 251 | 124 | 128 | 569 | 238 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 35 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 117 | 64 |
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