Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
37
46
33
29
32
36
28
27
36
37
32
44
59
49
50
53
72
62
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:51PM6.07m
11:16AM5.64m
11:40PM5.58m
12:08PM5.26m
Low Tide
4:43PM1.19m
5:12AM1.36m
5:30PM1.61m
6:00AM1.78m
6:24PM1.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:20
9:19
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
17
15
15
16
18
20
18
18
18
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
14
16
14
13
14
14
15
16
14
15
16
14
11
10
11
12
12
13
15
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