Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1
N
6
1
NNW
6
1
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
32
36
32
29
57
49
37
49
58
65
64
72
66
40
30
20
22
20
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:40PM5.58m
12:08PM5.26m
00:36AM5.16m
1:09PM4.98m
Low Tide
5:30PM1.61m
6:00AM1.78m
6:24PM1.99m
6:56AM2.12m
7:30PM2.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:19
9:16
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
18
17
16
17
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
15
15
15
13
12
10
10
12
13
13
17
15
15
17
19
19
18
19
19
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