Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.8° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
215
169
161
133
165
207
133
272
388
377
605
701
557
494
379
379
320
273
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:32PM7.31m
6:52AM7.12m
7:09PM7.38m
7:28AM7.14m
7:45PM7.26m
Low Tide
00:52AM-0.02m
1:05PM0.03m
1:26AM-0.02m
1:40PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:38
 mm
3
6
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
18
19
18
18
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
16
14
16
16
17
17
17
18
19
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