Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
4
3
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.7
WSW
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
1.8
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111111141313131281211111918171716161616161516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56645947640832472258247330133611171018107523085428572947883990366435683483373648046491
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
4.86
2:23PM
4.90
2:55AM
5.06
3:23PM
5.13
3:48AM
5.38
4:12PM
5.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
2.31
8:13AM
2.29
8:44PM
2.19
9:17AM
2.07
9:41PM
1.93
10:09AM
1.75
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----8:15-------8:14-------8:14---
Sunset------4:40-------4:43-------4:44-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11---121--111--1-
Temp. °C877656879998877878778998
Feels °C (?)334311201355554522211222
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