Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 2PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
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
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
9
8
7
7
8
7
10
12
22
34
51
50
68
68
60
57
55
49
33
31
29
28
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:44AM4.77m
4:12PM5.10m
4:38AM5.18m
4:59PM5.57m
5:19AM5.63m
5:37PM6.05m
Low Tide
10:04AM2.24m
10:36PM1.98m
10:54AM1.80m
11:19PM1.53m
11:33AM1.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
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8:22
8:20
8:17
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Temp °C
16
15
18
21
22
21
18
17
15
16
18
21
21
20
17
17
17
17
19
21
21
20
17
Feels °C
11
11
12
15
16
16
14
13
11
13
15
18
18
18
16
16
15
16
18
21
21
20
16
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