Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 3PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (12 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
2
W
11
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
839
1023
1206
1227
1117
949
899
823
837
1085
1544
1359
1208
947
847
770
711
640
573
598
616
628
740
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:59AM7.01m
7:16PM6.97m
7:32AM6.88m
7:49PM6.72m
8:04AM6.63m
8:22PM6.36m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.26m
1:27AM0.36m
1:43PM0.43m
1:57AM0.63m
2:14PM0.72m
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clear
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6:32
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1
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4
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Temp °C
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
15
17
15
15
14
15
14
15
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
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