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Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Polzeath today?
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 8AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3777 | 2889 | 2779 | 2863 | 4646 | 5863 | 5218 | 5369 | 5207 | 5124 | 5959 | 10284 | 9777 | 8877 | 8227 | 7524 | 6246 | 5081 | 4662 | 4399 | 1765 | 2161 | 2688 | 4555 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:01AM 5.87 | 10:34PM 5.34 | 11:01AM 5.52 | 11:38PM 5.11 | 12:06PM 5.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:51AM 1.49 | 4:32PM 1.55 | 4:51AM 1.82 | 5:34PM 1.82 | 5:57AM 2.03 | 6:38PM 1.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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