Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
37
50
39
38
46
50
55
69
54
40
29
21
21
20
13
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
0
S
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:40PM5.58m
12:08PM5.26m
00:36AM5.16m
1:09PM4.98m
1:43AM4.89m
2:21PM4.88m
Low Tide
6:00AM1.78m
6:24PM1.99m
6:56AM2.12m
7:30PM2.25m
8:06AM2.30m
8:46PM2.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
17
17
16
17
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
16
15
15
17
21
19
19
18
19
19
17
16
17
18
16
18
18
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