Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1054
738
638
617
556
536
526
451
375
302
249
249
284
577
657
657
663
492
510
433
418
342
335
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:56AM6.61m
6:11PM6.98m
6:30AM6.96m
6:45PM7.23m
7:04AM7.16m
7:21PM7.31m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.46m
00:27AM0.22m
12:40PM0.18m
00:59AM0.03m
1:14PM0.04m
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1
2
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
14
16
16
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
9
11
10
14
12
10
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
12
10
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