Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.3
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
77
178
264
678
1156
955
694
506
402
380
453
523
801
1256
1357
1490
1433
979
923
654
546
417
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:00AM6.71m
7:15PM7.05m
7:32AM6.88m
7:48PM7.14m
8:06AM6.92m
8:22PM7.07m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.38m
1:30AM0.25m
1:42PM0.26m
2:02AM0.21m
2:14PM0.28m
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
2
5
4
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
14
16
12
12
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
10
8
10
11
12
14
14
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