Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 7 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 50 | 97 | 158 | 249 | 136 | 103 | 85 | 82 | 135 | 168 | 397 | 1097 | 1608 | 1334 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:11PM6.48m | 6:28AM6.43m | 6:43PM6.82m | 7:00AM6.71m | 7:15PM7.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.71m | 12:39PM0.61m | 00:59AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 12 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
1 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 50 | 97 | 158 | 249 | 136 | 103 | 85 | 82 | 135 | 168 | 397 | 1097 | 1608 | 1334 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 36 | 50 | 34 | 223 | 233 | 309 | 309 | 228 | 8 | 228 | 228 | 524 | 206 | 115 | 796 | 509 | 128 |
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