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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 pm Monday 27 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
11.8° 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 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, near gales from the E by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WSW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
49 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 33 | 68 | 104 | 131 | 170 | 215 | 199 | 292 | 292 | 297 | 287 | 229 | 225 | 172 | 160 | 118 | 116 | 86 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:43PM5.53m | 4:04AM5.91m | 4:30PM5.89m | 4:48AM6.20m | 5:10PM6.20m | 5:26AM6.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM1.51m | 10:30AM1.18m | 10:47PM1.19m | 11:09AM0.93m | 11:25PM0.93m | 11:44AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 49 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 104 | 131 | 170 | 215 | 199 | 292 | 292 | 297 | 287 | 229 | 225 | 172 | 160 | 118 | 116 | 86 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 31 | 30 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 31 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 65 | 107 | 145 | 163 | 149 | 90 | 83 | 109 | 143 | 97 | 74 | 61 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 286 | 249 | 9 | 63 | 63 | 265 | 299 | 63 | 74 | 119 | 268 | 268 | 263 | 271 | 256 | 271 | 227 | 227 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 217 | 206 |
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