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Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 22 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
9.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 2AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
4
5
4
3
4
5
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)141413131317171616161516151515161514141414141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3992301318351196749559874826653613250064337541861145330493610764128398505618844323329298539135158
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
30
SE
45
ESE
40
SSE
45
SE
60
SE
70
ESE
60
SE
55
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
25
SW
35
W
20
WSW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
6.55
8:09AM
6.81
8:29PM
6.44
8:48AM
6.63
9:11PM
6.24
9:32AM
6.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
0.60
2:24PM
0.61
2:37AM
0.75
3:03PM
0.80
3:18AM
0.99
3:47PM
1.09
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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Sunset------4:54-------4:57-------4:59-
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Rain (mm)
--131124111215511-12----
Temp. °C787887699878878887777776
Feels °C (?)31-3-1-2-6-9-4-2-4-5-3-3-42032232233
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