Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 128 | 103 | 194 | 241 | 121 | 226 | 408 | 514 | 597 | 652 | 791 | 699 | 614 | 505 | 332 | 234 | 192 | 148 | 107 | 84 | 65 | 47 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:08PM6.08m | 10:27AM5.75m | 10:49PM5.52m | 11:11AM5.27m | 11:38PM5.00m | 12:09PM4.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM1.34m | 4:37PM1.56m | 4:59AM1.84m | 5:24PM2.04m | 5:51AM2.29m | 6:30PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 7 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 128 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 699 | 614 | 505 | 332 | 234 | 192 | 148 | 107 | 84 | 65 | 47 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 29 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 128 | — | 103 | 194 | 241 | 121 | 226 | 408 | 514 | 597 | 652 | 791 | — | — | — | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 115 | 117 | 242 | 248 | 525 | 525 | 228 | 119 | 228 | 115 | 115 | 238 | 118 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
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