Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
10.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (18 Feb)8ft (2.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
3
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3
WNW
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121212111111111212121214141313121212111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81962846452165571889915131672151322976039756568205991454429362107152015401505158117322023
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
25
E
5
ENE
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
6.98
6:19PM
6.85
6:35AM
7.23
6:53PM
7.02
7:10AM
7.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
0.47
12:19PM
0.27
12:30AM
0.23
12:51PM
0.10
1:03AM
0.12
1:24PM
0.07
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----7:26-------7:24-------7:22---
Sunset------5:40-------5:42-------5:44-
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
22---1343----------------
Temp. °C66677899767789999991011111111
Feels °C (?)-3-4-4-2-30380-10-1-11-1023214443
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