Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 May 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (03 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
12
10
8
5
10
6
5
8
14
14
6
14
20
28
45
33
31
50
52
39
47
29
22
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
0
ESE
0
S
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:08AM6.52m
7:24PM6.55m
7:41AM6.36m
7:57PM6.39m
8:15AM6.12m
8:31PM6.14m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.65m
1:17PM0.74m
1:35AM0.75m
1:48PM0.90m
2:08AM0.95m
2:21PM1.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:48
5:46
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8:42
8:43
8:45
8:46
1
3
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
11
9
10
9
9
11
11
11
8
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
8
12
10
8
3
10
3
1
8
14
14
5
2
6
4
1
1
1
2
1
4
3
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
8
0.1
SW
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
W
8
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
14
3
2
2
5
1
1
5
1
1
5
3
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
4
4
1
4
6
2
2
2
2
6
2
7
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
Energy kJ
14
20
28
45
33
31
50
52
39
47
29
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
63
217
217
402
497
223
63
63
62
63
63
63
63
227
227
9
9
249
42
308
287
249
257
287
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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