Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
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 2PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)7ft (2.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.4
SSW
3.5
SW
6.5
WSW
7
WSW
6.5
W
6
W
5
W
4
W
2.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
WSW
4
W
4
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)131212121011111011141515141413171716171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2052164311751508925878944112231531583521461207701467498215808415483537805856485917956663158104836
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SE
50
SSE
60
S
55
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
45
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
5.96
10:55PM
5.63
11:27AM
5.59
12:06AM
5.38
12:47PM
5.37
1:30AM
5.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
1.43
5:08AM
1.63
5:48PM
1.74
6:28AM
1.85
7:14PM
1.87
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise8:03-------8:02-------8:00-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:01-------5:04-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
--258351--1---1-----111-
Temp. °C91091010111398878776889998888
Feels °C (?)33-11012-3-5-5-301211-10-1-1-2112
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