Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.8° C
2.0° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
12
0.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
12
12
12
27
48
42
34
25
14
22
33
22
22
21
11
10
10
12
43
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:10PM5.54m
3:49AM5.65m
4:21PM6.00m
4:53AM6.09m
5:19PM6.54m
Low Tide
8:57AM1.80m
9:41PM1.57m
10:14AM1.44m
10:50PM1.09m
11:14AM0.96m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
16
17
17
18
17
16
18
19
19
21
24
24
24
22
Feels °C
18
18
17
16
15
16
18
15
15
14
15
14
14
16
17
17
18
21
21
21
19
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