Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
5
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.7
SW
2
WSW
2
W
1.2
W
1.8
W
2.2
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111111111111111111141313131271211201918171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165515051505134011047344853964764083207225724733682931036901110322833002501647883756
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
5
W
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
E
5
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
S
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
NNE
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossoncrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
4.85
1:12PM
4.84
1:50AM
4.86
2:23PM
4.90
2:55AM
5.06
3:23PM
5.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58AM
2.34
7:35PM
2.31
8:13AM
2.29
8:44PM
2.19
9:17AM
2.07
9:41PM
1.93
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise--8:15-------8:15-------8:14-----
Sunset----4:39-------4:40-------4:43---
cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--6-----------1-----242-
Temp. °C10101010887665467681098887687
Feels °C (?)678521112212201565654442
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