Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
28
31
34
33
22
20
27
17
13
13
13
8
7
7
7
7
6
12
19
55
94
130
184
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:36AM5.16m
1:09PM4.98m
1:43AM4.89m
2:21PM4.88m
2:57AM4.85m
3:31PM4.99m
Low Tide
6:56AM2.12m
7:30PM2.25m
8:06AM2.30m
8:46PM2.31m
9:19AM2.27m
9:56PM2.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
19
20
20
21
19
18
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
17
20
18
17
19
17
16
14
15
17
15
15
16
16
16
17
15
15
13
13
15
15
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