Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1361
1243
1319
1249
1160
913
755
600
408
288
229
155
157
122
111
105
107
82
149
319
438
418
383
341
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:06AM6.92m
8:22PM7.07m
8:41AM6.82m
8:59PM6.85m
9:19AM6.57m
9:39PM6.48m
Low Tide
2:02AM0.21m
2:14PM0.28m
2:34AM0.32m
2:48PM0.44m
3:09AM0.57m
3:26PM0.73m
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
10
12
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
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