Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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
Sat
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111413131312712111119181717161616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47640832472258247330526410129189992308542857294715398539403568348336404718581258125037
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
40
SSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
4.86
2:23PM
4.90
2:55AM
5.06
3:23PM
5.13
3:48AM
5.38
4:12PM
5.44
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
Sat
17
Sunrise--8:15-------8:14-------8:14-----
Sunset----4:40-------4:43-------4:44---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------11--121--11-1-1--1
Temp. °C6556879109898887777899877
Feels °C (?)322131154576542111111212
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