Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
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)
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.8
N
5
0.4
W
9
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
25
27
25
21
20
20
18
44
52
27
24
24
14
8
8
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
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
off
High Tide
1:32PM4.60m
2:23AM4.52m
3:05PM4.71m
3:44AM4.77m
4:12PM5.10m
Low Tide
8:06PM2.59m
8:50AM2.57m
9:36PM2.38m
10:04AM2.24m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
15
15
15
17
19
19
19
18
18
16
15
17
18
22
21
19
Feels °C
14
14
14
11
12
13
15
17
16
17
16
15
11
10
12
13
17
16
15
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