Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 64 | 54 | 40 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 82 | 74 | 90 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:14PM7.35m | 8:34AM6.93m | 8:52PM7.05m | 9:11AM6.63m | 9:30PM6.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.07m | 2:33AM0.10m | 2:46PM0.28m | 3:08AM0.42m | 3:22PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 74 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 82 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 64 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | 74 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 308 | 248 | 242 | 223 | 242 | 242 | 314 | 403 | 404 | 339 | 238 | 284 | 276 | 284 | 404 | 419 | 550 | 228 |
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