Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
1.7
W
2.1
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)131312121010101918171716161616151615151515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)582473305282832954105520652702572947324279422635733498372051496031579949694021337626392031
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
15
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
W
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
4.90
2:55AM
5.06
3:23PM
5.13
3:48AM
5.38
4:12PM
5.44
4:33AM
5.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
2.19
9:17AM
2.07
9:41PM
1.93
10:09AM
1.75
10:28PM
1.60
10:52AM
1.41
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------8:14-------8:14-------8:12-
Sunset4:40-------4:43-------4:44-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--21---311-11--1-111--11
Temp. °C97910988778877789988888810
Feels °C (?)512556545331112233333245
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