Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
1.6
S
5
2.5
SW
10
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
727
618
501
556
476
403
329
274
212
162
98
71
47
30
115
1225
1109
1053
1109
1592
1658
1338
1285
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:04AM7.16m
7:21PM7.31m
7:39AM7.19m
7:58PM7.21m
8:16AM7.04m
8:37PM6.91m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.04m
1:33AM0.02m
1:49PM0.07m
2:08AM0.18m
2:26PM0.28m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
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5
9
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Temp °C
15
14
15
16
17
15
13
13
15
17
18
19
20
19
18
18
16
16
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
15
13
9
9
12
13
13
14
15
13
11
11
12
11
9
10
12
12
11
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