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Polzeath Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Polzeath today?
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 14 | |
282 | 898 | 957 | 1013 | 417 | 590 | 475 | 349 | 260 | 649 | 498 | 441 | 419 | 122 | 243 | 302 | 463 | 578 | 592 | 699 | 1003 | 1467 | 2060 | 4504 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:41PM7.25m | 7:05AM7.20m | 7:27PM7.26m | 7:52AM7.03m | 8:15PM7.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.08m | 00:57AM0.01m | 1:19PM0.12m | 1:45AM0.08m | 2:06PM0.31m | 2:35AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | — |
 kJ | 282 | — | — | — | — | 232 | 270 | 253 | 242 | 649 | 498 | 441 | 419 | 122 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 89 | 402 | 736 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | W 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | — | — | 150 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 14 |
| kJ | 187 | 898 | 957 | 1013 | 417 | 590 | 475 | 349 | 260 | 167 | — | — | 2 | 111 | 243 | 302 | 463 | 578 | 592 | 699 | 1003 | 1467 | 2060 | 4504 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 314 | 470 | 487 | 487 | 277 | 248 | 127 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 260 | 406 | 393 | 485 | 490 | 505 | 552 | 485 | 377 | 377 | 505 | 228 |
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