Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.0° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
688
1145
1018
694
506
402
380
479
541
699
1181
1500
1433
1628
1424
1137
799
654
535
Wind (km/h)
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:15PM7.05m
7:32AM6.88m
7:48PM7.14m
8:06AM6.92m
8:22PM7.07m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.38m
1:30AM0.25m
1:42PM0.26m
2:02AM0.21m
2:14PM0.28m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
2
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
10
9
11
12
10
9
11
11
13
14
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