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Polzeath Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Polzeath today?
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | |
53 | 76 | 165 | 229 | 208 | 208 | 282 | 913 | 855 | 911 | 1122 | 481 | 475 | 398 | 261 | 649 | 498 | 441 | 346 | 109 | 224 | 294 | 400 | 554 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:56PM7.08m | 6:18AM7.18m | 6:41PM7.25m | 7:05AM7.20m | 7:27PM7.26m | 7:52AM7.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.13m | 12:33PM0.08m | 00:57AM0.01m | 1:19PM0.12m | 1:45AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
 kJ | 6 | 16 | 35 | 58 | 81 | 78 | 282 | — | — | — | 347 | — | 324 | 248 | 242 | 194 | 498 | 441 | 346 | 41 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 10 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 11 | — | — | SE 3 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 76 | 165 | 229 | 208 | 208 | 187 | 913 | 855 | 911 | 1122 | 481 | 475 | 398 | 261 | 649 | — | — | 2 | 109 | 224 | 294 | 400 | 554 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 478 | 470 | 228 | 248 | 90 | 48 | 248 | 470 | 487 | 487 | 277 | 277 | 127 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 222 | 260 | 406 | 485 | 228 | 505 | 557 |
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