Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 636 | 582 | 613 | 635 | 552 | 495 | 327 | 239 | 162 | 148 | 107 | 84 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 34 | 36 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11AM5.27m | 11:38PM5.00m | 12:09PM4.84m | 00:48AM4.62m | 1:32PM4.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM1.84m | 5:24PM2.04m | 5:51AM2.29m | 6:30PM2.44m | 7:10AM2.59m | 8:06PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 552 | 495 | 327 | 239 | 162 | 148 | 107 | 84 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 34 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 5 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 636 | 582 | 613 | 635 | — | — | 24 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 52 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 18 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 228 | 122 | 121 | 569 | 238 | 42 | 42 | 62 | 35 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 62 | 62 |
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