Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.6
SW
7
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.6
SW
7
0.9
SW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.5
SW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.9
SW
7
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
27
26
24
35
26
78
158
321
338
227
163
144
170
218
323
744
1705
1597
1224
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:55AM6.06m
6:11PM6.48m
6:28AM6.43m
6:43PM6.82m
7:00AM6.71m
7:15PM7.05m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.94m
00:28AM0.71m
12:39PM0.61m
00:59AM0.42m
1:10PM0.38m
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
18
18
19
18
15
15
14
14
13
13
11
15
15
14
13
12
14
10
10
10
12
12
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