Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
2
W
7
2.1
W
7
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.2
W
10
1.6
W
7
1.1
W
10
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
12
1
W
12
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
723
802
768
639
566
489
535
580
342
440
504
463
526
623
531
311
277
230
903
830
285
351
514
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:09AM6.30m
9:28PM6.02m
9:44AM5.81m
10:05PM5.47m
10:25AM5.30m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.87m
3:18PM1.04m
3:33AM1.35m
3:53PM1.54m
4:10AM1.86m
4:36PM2.05m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
9
11
9
9
10
10
9
10
9
11
12
11
10
10
13
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