Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 46 | 29 | 122 | 188 | 206 | 270 | 278 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:37PM6.05m | 5:55AM6.06m | 6:11PM6.48m | 6:28AM6.43m | 6:43PM6.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM1.35m | 11:55PM1.09m | 12:07PM0.94m | 00:28AM0.71m | 12:39PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 50 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | ENE 3 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | W 10 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 4 | SW 12 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | — | — | NE 2 | E 2 | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 25 | 36 | 46 | 29 | 122 | 188 | 206 | 270 | 278 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 51 | 382 | 9 | 227 | 282 | 389 | 389 | 98 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 34 | 36 | 49 | 217 | 233 | 406 | 251 | 403 | 21 |
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