Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
16.8°C
3.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 9PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
1
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
10
2.5
W
11
2.2
W
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
SW
8
2.4
SW
10
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
15
6.5
WNW
13
6
WNW
12
5.5
WNW
12
5
WNW
11
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
12
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
8
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1718
1403
1130
878
378
1092
3744
6696
15317
10776
7761
5464
3558
3257
1764
1320
1298
1644
4590
7642
8900
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
SSW
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
50
SE
30
N
75
NW
70
NW
65
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
SW
35
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
65
WSW
50
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:41PM5.54m
4:06AM5.64m
4:23PM6.06m
4:45AM6.17m
5:01PM6.54m
Low Tide
9:35AM1.88m
10:02PM1.49m
10:18AM1.39m
10:41PM0.99m
10:57AM0.90m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
cloud
light rain
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7:52
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7:54
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7:56
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6:14
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6:12
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6:09
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 mm
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5
7
2
5
2
3
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1
1
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4
8
4
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1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
14
12
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
15
Feels °C
8
10
7
6
6
2
8
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
2
4
5
6
5
4
6
7
6
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