Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)14131313127121111191817171616161615161515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32472258247330527210121010980206554285729473239853935331432303081456956415889503742843376
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
4.90
2:55AM
5.06
3:23PM
5.13
3:48AM
5.38
4:12PM
5.44
4:33AM
5.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
2.29
8:44PM
2.19
9:17AM
2.07
9:41PM
1.93
10:09AM
1.75
10:28PM
1.60
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise8:15-------8:14-------8:14-------
Sunset--4:40-------4:43-------4:44-----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11--1111-1111111--11
Temp. °C5787910989888887779988777
Feels °C (?)123015557654421112222223
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