Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | W 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4179 | 2299 | 1874 | 3109 | 2866 | 2229 | 1684 | 1403 | 1030 | 955 | 434 | 1092 | 4623 | 10938 | 12336 | 7969 | 5556 | 4243 | 3639 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:49PM5.06m | 3:21AM5.12m | 3:41PM5.54m | 4:06AM5.64m | 4:23PM6.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM1.98m | 9:35AM1.88m | 10:02PM1.49m | 10:18AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 1684 | 1403 | 1030 | 955 | 396 | 1092 | 4623 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 8 | SE 4 | NNE 4 | W 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 4179 | 2299 | 1874 | 3109 | 2866 | 2229 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 434 | 49 | 51 | 10938 | 12336 | 7969 | 5556 | 4243 | 3639 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 394 | 198 | 128 | 251 | 128 | 42 | 8 | 107 | 258 | 480 | 233 | 74 | 216 | 511 | 467 | 487 | 774 | 258 |
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