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 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 51 | 50 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 238 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59PM5.57m | 5:19AM5.63m | 5:37PM6.05m | 5:55AM6.06m | 6:11PM6.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM1.80m | 11:19PM1.53m | 11:33AM1.35m | 11:55PM1.09m | 12:07PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 8 |
34 | 51 | 50 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 6 | NE 3 | W 10 | SW 8 | — | WNW 9 |
3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 13 | N 3 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — |
5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | SSE 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 | — |
15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 238 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 227 | 9 | 227 | 257 | 63 | 77 | 389 | 309 | 277 | 205 | 2 | 2 |
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