Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
18
51
69
86
103
101
106
88
86
62
54
53
130
134
142
138
150
175
218
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:33AM6.50m
8:50PM6.74m
9:08AM6.43m
9:26PM6.60m
9:46AM6.27m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.64m
3:04AM0.65m
3:16PM0.76m
3:39AM0.80m
3:53PM0.95m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
9:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
21
18
17
16
17
21
22
21
22
19
18
19
19
20
20
21
19
18
Feels °C
16
17
18
19
16
15
14
15
20
21
20
20
17
17
18
17
18
16
16
14
13
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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