
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 4PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1190 | 1039 | 1019 | 816 | 802 | 625 | 535 | 454 | 380 | 298 | 292 | 237 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 108 | 76 | 75 | 51 | 50 | 51 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13AM5.84m | 9:34PM5.45m | 9:54AM5.38m | 10:19PM4.99m | 10:46AM4.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM1.54m | 3:38AM1.82m | 4:07PM1.99m | 4:26AM2.24m | 5:09PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
1190 | 1039 | 1019 | 816 | 802 | 625 | 535 | 454 | 380 | 298 | 292 | 237 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 108 | 76 | 75 | 51 | 50 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 46 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
35 | 30 | 44 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 67 | — | — | 29 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 121 | 127 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 62 | 308 | 64 | 62 |
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