Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.4° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
357
396
537
713
1158
1078
875
653
555
403
339
333
196
151
149
112
102
98
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:41PM5.06m
4:09AM5.15m
4:27PM5.58m
4:48AM5.67m
5:04PM6.11m
Low Tide
10:06PM1.99m
10:22AM1.82m
10:47PM1.47m
11:00AM1.32m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:15
7:14
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
18
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
11
12
12
12
11
11
16
16
15
16
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