Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 May 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.5
SW
6
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
6
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
102
104
112
86
85
83
55
51
50
30
29
15
15
15
14
14
12
11
5
7
4
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:01AM6.55m
6:19PM6.58m
6:35AM6.59m
6:51PM6.62m
7:08AM6.52m
7:24PM6.55m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.66m
00:32AM0.65m
12:46PM0.66m
1:03AM0.65m
1:17PM0.74m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:50
5:50
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8:38
8:39
8:42
8:43
3
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
10
10
10
11
11
10
8
8
11
11
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.3
W
8
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
Energy kJ
100
102
104
112
86
85
83
55
51
50
30
9
13
15
11
8
8
7
11
2
7
3
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
7
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
Energy kJ
8
3
3
3
6
7
29
15
15
15
14
14
12
3
4
2
4
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
3
4
5
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
6
6
8
57
21
9
9
0
0
78
205
9
9
9
217
217
217
228
248
402
228
63
63
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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