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Polzeath Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.4° 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 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | |
160 | 137 | 137 | 73 | 261 | 298 | 273 | 273 | 233 | 207 | 200 | 196 | 204 | 204 | 196 | 178 | 171 | 120 | 108 | 84 | 81 | 68 | 65 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:08PM5.71m | 11:50AM5.22m | 00:28AM5.37m | 1:18PM5.03m | 1:55AM5.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM1.63m | 5:43AM1.70m | 6:15PM2.00m | 7:13AM1.90m | 7:47PM2.06m | 8:37AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
 kJ | 160 | 137 | 137 | 71 | 261 | 298 | 273 | 273 | 233 | 207 | 200 | 196 | 204 | 204 | 196 | 178 | 171 | 120 | 108 | 84 | 81 | 68 | 65 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 441 | 236 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 32 | 32 | 149 | 55 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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