Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
10
1
W
11
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
125
94
90
56
53
55
81
127
235
322
363
396
447
713
1147
1078
875
653
555
409
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
0
WNW
10
WSW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:31PM4.63m
3:14AM4.67m
3:41PM5.06m
4:09AM5.15m
4:27PM5.58m
Low Tide
8:14AM2.68m
9:06PM2.45m
9:32AM2.31m
10:06PM1.99m
10:22AM1.82m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
18
18
18
17
18
20
19
17
18
18
18
18
16
13
13
12
11
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