Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
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)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
10
12
22
34
51
50
70
68
60
57
55
35
33
32
29
18
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:12PM5.10m
4:38AM5.18m
4:59PM5.57m
5:19AM5.63m
5:37PM6.05m
Low Tide
10:36PM1.98m
10:54AM1.80m
11:19PM1.53m
11:33AM1.35m
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
18
17
16
15
17
21
21
20
17
16
16
16
18
20
21
20
18
Feels °C
16
16
13
12
12
12
14
19
20
20
16
15
16
16
18
20
21
19
18
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