Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 46 | 98 | 90 | 104 | 69 | 144 | 200 | 156 | 130 | 109 | 113 | 132 | 166 | 166 | 139 | 120 | 137 | 206 | 255 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:11AM6.63m | 9:30PM6.61m | 9:48AM6.22m | 10:08PM6.08m | 10:27AM5.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.62m | 3:43AM0.85m | 3:58PM1.07m | 4:19AM1.34m | 4:37PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 54 | 46 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 57 | 59 | 10 | 10 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 90 | 104 | 69 | 144 | 200 | 156 | 130 | 109 | 113 | 132 | 166 | 166 | 139 | 120 | 137 | 206 | 255 | 385 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 404 | 496 | 248 | 198 | 248 | 248 | 118 | 251 | 251 | 796 | 228 | 248 | 228 | 125 | 126 | 218 | 218 | 222 | 222 | 218 |
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