Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BST
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Polzeath surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
257
240
191
188
184
141
133
98
96
69
69
68
45
43
26
25
26
26
39
37
42
35
52
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:01PM5.41m
3:24AM5.63m
3:52PM5.62m
4:12AM5.78m
4:36PM5.84m
4:54AM5.92m
Low Tide
9:20PM1.70m
9:49AM1.49m
10:09PM1.53m
10:32AM1.35m
10:52PM1.34m
11:11AM1.22m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:16
5:16
5:15
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9:15
9:15
9:16
9:17
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
24
24
23
22
23
22
20
18
17
17
17
18
20
19
15
12
12
13
13
14
14
29
28
27
26
24
21
20
21
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
16
13
10
12
12
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.2
WSW
16
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
276
257
240
191
188
184
141
133
98
96
69
69
68
45
43
26
25
25
25
26
37
13
19
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
7
15
7
7
1
3
6
5
5
5
2
2
2
10
10
25
25
26
26
25
42
35
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
15
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
3
6
7
7
7
7
13
12
12
2
1
12
12
3
4
12
5
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
1
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
5
6
4
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
6
6
0
0
0
0
36
57
57
248
57
0
64
64
50
49
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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