Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
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)
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
9
0.6
SW
7
0.4
W
9
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.9
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
26
27
34
17
50
97
158
249
136
103
85
82
135
168
397
1097
1608
1334
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
50
SSW
55
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:11PM6.48m
6:28AM6.43m
6:43PM6.82m
7:00AM6.71m
7:15PM7.05m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.71m
12:39PM0.61m
00:59AM0.42m
1:10PM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
5
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
15
15
14
12
14
10
9
11
13
13
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