Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polzeath today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s 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 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 47 | 64 | 69 | 129 | 150 | 103 | 85 | 80 | 64 | 80 | 297 | 616 | 1470 | 1122 | 692 | 506 | 402 | 388 | 479 | 554 | 678 | 947 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:28AM6.43m | 6:43PM6.82m | 7:00AM6.71m | 7:15PM7.05m | 7:32AM6.88m | 7:48PM7.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.61m | 00:59AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.38m | 1:30AM0.25m | 1:42PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 80 | 297 | — | — | — | 39 | 506 | 402 | 388 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | WNW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 47 | 64 | 69 | 129 | 150 | 103 | 85 | 80 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 616 | 1470 | 1122 | 692 | — | — | — | 479 | 554 | 678 | 947 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 223 | 277 | 309 | 309 | 277 | 57 | 223 | 228 | 264 | 295 | 78 | 115 | 128 | 119 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 400 | 377 | 512 | 206 |
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