
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
212 | 338 | 356 | 413 | 411 | 319 | 287 | 347 | 290 | 243 | 209 | 395 | 5865 | 17032 | 16308 | 10039 | 6166 | 2702 | 1779 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:52AM4.46m | 1:35PM4.72m | 2:21AM4.67m | 2:49PM5.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM2.57m | 7:19AM2.61m | 8:14PM2.40m | 8:39AM2.33m | 9:16PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — |
212 | 338 | 356 | 413 | 411 | 319 | 287 | 347 | 290 | 243 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
46 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 |
12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 12 | 395 | 5865 | 17032 | 16308 | 10039 | 6166 | 2702 | 1779 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 412 | 480 | 295 | 258 | 198 | 519 | 520 | 505 | 128 |
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