Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.9° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
W
8
1
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
12
1.9
WSW
6
2.2
W
7
2.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
489
535
648
400
538
518
523
593
647
566
427
337
206
546
948
303
515
594
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:28PM6.02m
9:44AM5.81m
10:05PM5.47m
10:25AM5.30m
Low Tide
3:18PM1.04m
3:33AM1.35m
3:53PM1.54m
4:10AM1.86m
4:36PM2.05m
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clear
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
11
11
9
8
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
12
13
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