Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
16.7°C
3.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7397
5990
4215
3042
1896
1548
916
1996
5940
8804
7976
8099
7825
7481
6495
5325
4512
3504
2679
Wind (km/h)
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
SW
40
SW
50
SSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
WNW
55
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:23PM6.06m
4:45AM6.17m
5:01PM6.54m
5:22AM6.64m
5:39PM6.94m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.99m
10:57AM0.90m
11:18PM0.55m
11:34AM0.48m
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6:12
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6:09
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5:07
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1
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2
5
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8
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
16
16
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
-1
1
3
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
2
1
0
-1
-1
1
4
5
6
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