Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 8AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 215 | 240 | 161 | 135 | 132 | 137 | 163 | 196 | 181 | 123 | 78 | 113 | 215 | 233 | 312 | 446 | 504 | 311 | 613 | 567 | 408 | 313 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:48AM6.22m | 10:08PM6.08m | 10:27AM5.75m | 10:49PM5.52m | 11:11AM5.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.85m | 3:58PM1.07m | 4:19AM1.34m | 4:37PM1.56m | 4:59AM1.84m | 5:24PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 181 | 41 | 78 | 59 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 180 | 8 | 567 | 408 | 313 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 89 | 215 | 240 | 161 | 135 | 132 | 137 | 163 | 196 | — | 123 | 71 | 113 | 215 | 233 | 312 | 446 | 504 | 311 | 613 | — | 10 | 22 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 287 | 115 | 251 | 394 | 889 | 248 | 215 | 124 | 126 | 125 | 218 | 262 | 248 | 314 | 215 | 228 | 228 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 231 | 42 | 42 |
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