Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, near gales from the E by Wed night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
35
35
39
40
33
68
104
131
170
215
199
292
292
297
287
229
225
172
160
118
116
86
86
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
40
E
50
E
55
E
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM5.53m
4:04AM5.91m
4:30PM5.89m
4:48AM6.20m
5:10PM6.20m
5:26AM6.41m
Low Tide
10:01PM1.51m
10:30AM1.18m
10:47PM1.19m
11:09AM0.93m
11:25PM0.93m
11:44AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:01
5:58
5:56
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8:31
8:34
8:36
8:37
3
Temp °C
15
13
11
11
10
9
9
11
11
12
11
8
8
8
11
12
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
11
8
6
7
6
4
2
5
4
6
4
0
-1
-1
3
4
6
5
3
3
3
3
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
Energy kJ
49
35
35
35
34
33
19
104
131
170
215
199
292
292
297
287
229
225
172
160
118
116
86
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
15
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.1
W
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
Energy kJ
11
11
10
9
19
18
68
19
10
15
14
28
7
31
30
53
50
50
24
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
W
9
0.2
WNW
16
Energy kJ
6
6
20
20
18
17
15
10
10
15
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
11
35
39
40
31
35
29
34
37
35
65
107
145
163
149
90
83
109
143
97
74
61
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
50
286
249
9
63
63
265
299
63
74
119
268
268
263
271
256
271
227
227
223
223
223
217
206
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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