Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 BST
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Polzeath surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
33
68
104
131
170
215
199
292
292
297
287
229
225
172
123
118
85
88
86
85
83
78
75
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
25
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:04AM5.91m
4:30PM5.89m
4:48AM6.20m
5:10PM6.20m
5:26AM6.41m
5:45PM6.44m
Low Tide
10:30AM1.18m
10:47PM1.19m
11:09AM0.93m
11:25PM0.93m
11:44AM0.75m
11:59PM0.75m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:01
5:58
5:56
5:54
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8:34
8:36
8:37
8:38
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
12
12
12
11
8
7
8
10
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
5
3
2
5
5
6
4
-1
-2
-1
2
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
3
5
6
8
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
34
33
19
104
131
170
215
199
292
292
297
287
229
225
172
123
118
85
88
86
85
83
78
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
15
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
W
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
19
18
68
19
10
15
27
28
12
7
31
30
53
50
50
24
23
22
2
1
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
20
20
18
17
15
10
15
15
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
1
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
42
31
35
50
56
41
32
65
103
157
163
123
102
92
120
180
142
85
61
36
17
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
63
63
117
119
119
119
119
129
268
263
271
271
256
256
227
223
223
227
227
206
206
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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