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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 am Thursday 30 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Polzeath today?
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
118 | 116 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 75 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 114 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 5:26AM6.41m | 5:45PM6.44m | 6:01AM6.55m | 6:19PM6.58m | 6:35AM6.59m | 6:51PM6.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.75m | 11:59PM0.75m | 12:16PM0.66m | 00:32AM0.65m | 12:46PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | 8:42 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 118 | 116 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 75 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 114 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NE 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | — | — | — | WNW 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 121 | 77 | 74 | 52 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 223 | 223 | 206 | 204 | 204 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 228 |
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