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Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 1AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (23 Jan)13ft (4.0m)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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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
0
6
5
5
4
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.2
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)151414141313181717161616151615151616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65375124399228051835120086161848355709856475747726582397240682188419831878972375421391128822455
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
15
WSW
15
SSE
35
SE
45
ESE
25
SE
45
SSE
60
ESE
65
SE
55
SE
60
SSE
55
S
45
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SE
20
S
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		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)
1:49PM
0.52
2:00AM
0.60
2:24PM
0.61
2:37AM
0.75
3:03PM
0.80
3:18AM
0.99
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise------8:07-------8:06-------8:04-
Sunset4:53-------4:54-------4:57-------
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1---221-342612212111-1--
Temp. °C986877777888878988877778
Feels °C (?)2310-31-3-6-7-4-5-3-201234432233
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