Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
8
2.2
W
8
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
636
582
613
635
552
495
327
239
162
148
107
84
86
66
66
34
36
45
45
45
27
25
25
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11AM5.27m
11:38PM5.00m
12:09PM4.84m
00:48AM4.62m
1:32PM4.60m
Low Tide
4:59AM1.84m
5:24PM2.04m
5:51AM2.29m
6:30PM2.44m
7:10AM2.59m
8:06PM2.59m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
10
10
9
10
11
11
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
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