Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.2° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
45
45
45
41
25
25
25
21
20
20
18
44
51
26
24
24
9
8
8
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:32PM4.60m
2:23AM4.52m
3:05PM4.71m
3:44AM4.77m
4:12PM5.10m
Low Tide
7:10AM2.59m
8:06PM2.59m
8:50AM2.57m
9:36PM2.38m
10:04AM2.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
16
17
17
16
17
16
15
16
17
20
19
19
18
17
16
15
18
18
21
21
20
Feels °C
12
11
13
13
14
12
14
13
12
14
15
19
17
17
16
13
11
10
13
13
15
15
15
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