Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.1° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 2PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
12
0.9
W
12
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.3
W
8
1.9
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
387
557
946
247
465
594
623
609
603
692
716
476
531
700
613
545
498
434
382
326
274
224
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:25AM5.30m
10:51PM4.94m
11:19AM4.82m
11:59PM4.51m
12:45PM4.52m
Low Tide
4:10AM1.86m
4:36PM2.05m
4:58AM2.34m
5:40PM2.50m
6:19AM2.69m
7:27PM2.69m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:24
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
11
12
13
13
14
16
16
14
15
13
15
15
15
16
15
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