Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 35 | 65 | 91 | 99 | 133 | 166 | 162 | 138 | 125 | 111 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:19AM5.63m | 5:37PM6.05m | 5:55AM6.06m | 6:11PM6.48m | 6:28AM6.43m | 6:43PM6.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM1.53m | 11:33AM1.35m | 11:55PM1.09m | 12:07PM0.94m | 00:28AM0.71m | 12:39PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 6 | ENE 3 | SW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 91 | 99 | 133 | 166 | 162 | 138 | 125 | 111 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 227 | 9 | 227 | 389 | 389 | 98 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 206 | 251 | 228 | 21 |
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