Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 12AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 12 | 42 | 60 | 112 | 100 | 125 | 120 | 113 | 144 | 144 | 180 | 188 | 279 | 269 | 296 | 284 | 279 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:19PM6.54m | 5:46AM6.54m | 6:08PM7.01m | 6:33AM6.88m | 6:53PM7.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.59m | 12:04PM0.52m | 00:33AM0.20m | 12:49PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 42 | 60 | 112 | 100 | 125 | 120 | 113 | 144 | 144 | 180 | 188 | 279 | 269 | 296 | 284 | 279 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 404 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 248 | 248 | 124 |
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