Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.5°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 7PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1249
1255
913
755
600
407
287
229
155
155
122
111
105
105
82
68
36
123
255
245
251
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:06AM6.92m
8:22PM7.07m
8:41AM6.82m
8:59PM6.85m
9:19AM6.57m
9:39PM6.48m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.28m
2:34AM0.32m
2:48PM0.44m
3:09AM0.57m
3:26PM0.73m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
10
10
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
15
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