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Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
2
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
2
WSW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
3
WSW
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.6
W
2.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313121010161816151514141413131818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)218525063017315325701909149712457461189432529471585158518942174745489374625981708852387517993
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
45
SE
35
S
40
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
40
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
15
S
25
SE
45
SE
45
SE
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
6.48
6:58AM
6.82
7:16PM
6.56
7:33AM
6.87
7:51PM
6.55
8:09AM
6.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
0.64
12:52AM
0.60
1:15PM
0.54
1:25AM
0.55
1:49PM
0.52
2:00AM
0.60
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------8:08-------8:07-------8:07-
Sunset4:51-------4:52-------4:53-------
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
71---22111----111--2441-
Temp. °C8877881111101099998987787677
Feels °C (?)32211-143443455-12120-2-3-1-1-3
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