
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
723 | 802 | 768 | 639 | 566 | 489 | 535 | 580 | 342 | 440 | 504 | 463 | 526 | 623 | 531 | 311 | 277 | 230 | 903 | 830 | 285 | 351 | 514 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:09AM6.30m | 9:28PM6.02m | 9:44AM5.81m | 10:05PM5.47m | 10:25AM5.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.87m | 3:18PM1.04m | 3:33AM1.35m | 3:53PM1.54m | 4:10AM1.86m | 4:36PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
723 | 802 | 768 | 639 | 566 | 19 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 262 | 183 | 230 | 8 | 4 | 285 | 103 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 14 | NNW 5 | — | — | N 5 | W 15 | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | 93 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
32 | 44 | 48 | 39 | — | 489 | 535 | 580 | 342 | 440 | 504 | 463 | 526 | 623 | 531 | 311 | 277 | 206 | 903 | 830 | 188 | 351 | 514 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 64 | 248 | 248 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 569 | 248 | 248 | 90 | 121 | 121 | 42 | 228 | 228 | 256 | 256 | 228 |
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