Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
19.3° C
2.4° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.6
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
78
74
55
54
40
28
17
17
26
16
9
9
12
21
45
37
36
82
74
69
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:55AM7.09m
8:14PM7.35m
8:34AM6.93m
8:52PM7.05m
9:11AM6.63m
9:30PM6.61m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.07m
2:33AM0.10m
2:46PM0.28m
3:08AM0.42m
3:22PM0.62m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
19
18
16
15
16
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