Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.5° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
0
0
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
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
13
12
12
17
27
29
67
95
77
74
64
41
23
14
15
15
17
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
NE
20
E
20
E
10
E
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:39PM7.22m
9:02AM6.72m
9:23PM6.95m
9:46AM6.42m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.25m
3:02AM0.23m
3:16PM0.45m
3:45AM0.53m
3:59PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:22
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
19
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
15
19
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
19
19
17
15
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
13
12
16
15
14
14
14
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