Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 51 | 50 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:12PM5.10m | 4:38AM5.18m | 4:59PM5.57m | 5:19AM5.63m | 5:37PM6.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM1.98m | 10:54AM1.80m | 11:19PM1.53m | 11:33AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 51 | 50 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ESE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 389 | 243 | 250 | 218 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 77 |
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