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Polkerris surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Polkerris surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Polkerris sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Polkerris today?
The current surf forecast for Polkerris at 1PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Polkerris. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | N 3 | N 3 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | WNW 8 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | W 9 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | W 9 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:57AM4.12m | 8:12PM4.20m | 8:30AM3.93m | 8:46PM4.01m | 9:06AM3.71m | 9:27PM3.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.41m | 2:33PM0.56m | 2:54AM0.59m | 3:07PM0.75m | 3:30AM0.81m | 3:43PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | 8:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
 kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | WNW 8 | — | SW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 221 | 222 | 229 | 229 | 220 | 260 | 262 | 259 | 285 | 416 | 431 | 285 | 262 | 200 | 200 | 188 | 222 | 230 | 255 | 446 | 421 | 421 | 421 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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