Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.5°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.8
SW
4
1.4
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
51
50
70
68
60
56
55
35
33
32
29
28
18
18
18
18
20
20
238
297
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
E
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:59PM5.57m
5:19AM5.63m
5:37PM6.05m
5:55AM6.06m
6:11PM6.48m
Low Tide
10:54AM1.80m
11:19PM1.53m
11:33AM1.35m
11:55PM1.09m
12:07PM0.94m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:17
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
18
21
21
19
17
17
17
17
19
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
16
Feels °C
16
18
20
17
16
16
17
16
18
20
20
19
19
17
16
15
14
15
15
16
14
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