Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.0° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.8
W
5
1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
26
25
24
24
24
24
50
35
71
68
38
24
28
62
57
55
57
55
43
29
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
0
WSW
0
NW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:58PM5.96m
6:17AM5.93m
6:35PM6.29m
6:53AM6.19m
7:09PM6.54m
Low Tide
11:54AM1.41m
00:17AM1.22m
12:30PM1.10m
00:53AM0.95m
1:05PM0.86m
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:08
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
12
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