
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1078 | 875 | 775 | 643 | 403 | 403 | 333 | 242 | 191 | 149 | 112 | 104 | 71 | 69 | 759 | 1672 | 2147 | 1830 | 1835 | 1597 | 1304 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:27PM5.58m | 4:48AM5.67m | 5:04PM6.11m | 5:23AM6.17m | 5:38PM6.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM1.82m | 10:47PM1.47m | 11:00AM1.32m | 11:22PM0.98m | 11:34AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
1078 | 875 | 775 | 643 | 403 | 403 | 333 | 242 | 191 | 149 | 112 | 104 | 71 | 69 | 759 | 1672 | 2147 | 1830 | 1835 | 1597 | 1304 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 50 | 94 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
— | — | 5 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 209 | 31 |
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