Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 18 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010109914131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86778066150243231227123319215315312192666543426889163146144139139
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
7.39
7:22AM
7.44
7:43PM
7.36
8:05AM
7.23
8:26PM
7.13
8:50AM
6.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
-0.15
1:35PM
-0.09
1:56AM
-0.05
2:17PM
0.17
2:41AM
0.25
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:16-------6:13--
Sunset-8:17-------8:20-------8:21------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1091010109101111111010109101111108765711
Feels °C (?)657887898987645555310-2-13
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