Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 11PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 119 | 110 | 91 | 68 | 116 | 169 | 285 | 486 | 1106 | 985 | 675 | 528 | 412 | 374 | 475 | 527 | 678 | 936 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:43PM6.82m | 7:00AM6.71m | 7:15PM7.05m | 7:32AM6.88m | 7:48PM7.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.38m | 1:30AM0.25m | 1:42PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 64 | — | 90 | — | — | — | 528 | 412 | 374 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 119 | 110 | 91 | 5 | 116 | 169 | 285 | 486 | 1106 | 985 | 675 | — | — | — | 475 | 527 | 678 | 936 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 277 | 57 | 223 | 228 | 264 | 519 | 80 | 115 | 206 | 119 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 377 | 42 | 258 | 119 |
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