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Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Polzeath surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)Polzeath beach community Webcam
How big are the waves at Polzeath today?
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2379 | 2155 | 2326 | 2107 | 1864 | 1811 | 1627 | 1948 | 891 | 1080 | 2820 | 3670 | 3926 | 2686 | 5702 | 16142 | 15561 | 13570 | 13430 | 12543 | 11642 | 11230 | 10976 | 10624 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:02PM 5.42 | 3:27AM 5.55 | 3:47PM 5.62 | 4:08AM 5.80 | 4:28PM 5.82 | 4:47AM 6.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:57AM 1.83 | 9:20PM 1.68 | 9:43AM 1.61 | 10:02PM 1.49 | 10:24AM 1.39 | 10:41PM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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