Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 290 | 290 | 243 | 161 | 456 | 2905 | 9818 | 8195 | 6693 | 4250 | 2681 | 1877 | 2179 | 1970 | 1601 | 1436 | 1190 | 1037 | 1008 | 1074 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35PM4.72m | 2:21AM4.67m | 2:49PM5.06m | 3:21AM5.12m | 3:41PM5.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM2.61m | 8:14PM2.40m | 8:39AM2.33m | 9:16PM1.98m | 9:35AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 287 | 290 | 290 | 243 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 91 | — | 23 | 17 | 1436 | 1190 | 1037 | 1008 | 1074 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 17 | 111 | 456 | 2905 | 9818 | 8195 | 6693 | 4250 | 2681 | 1877 | 2179 | 1970 | 1601 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 264 | 487 | 492 | 520 | 520 | 546 | 519 | 485 | 258 | 251 | 128 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 258 | 276 |
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