Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.7° 

Polzeath surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Polzeath today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 8PM is: 0.1m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)21s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.5
N
5
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.6
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
10
18
18
14
9
8
15
15
15
15
15
24
40
44
29
30
31
31
19
32
31
31
30
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
0
NW
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:27PM6.17m
4:58AM6.29m
5:25PM6.59m
5:54AM6.61m
6:18PM6.97m
6:45AM6.85m
Low Tide
10:17AM1.19m
10:51PM0.97m
11:18AM0.85m
11:49PM0.58m
12:12PM0.52m
00:42AM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:28
9:27
9:25
 mm
Temp °C
23
28
30
30
28
22
18
18
22
27
27
26
25
22
19
18
23
27
27
26
24
24
23
21
Feels °C
19
25
27
26
24
15
11
11
17
22
23
24
24
20
17
14
19
23
25
26
24
22
21
19
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