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Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.4
W
1
W
1.4
WNW
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
1.7
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)131312121211111111101010101011111816161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1783158311519026904853963322692542021981982102424326251068311828392374241914772151
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SE
25
SE
25
S
30
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
60
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
5.77
5:12AM
6.09
5:31PM
6.07
5:49AM
6.41
6:06PM
6.31
6:24AM
6.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
1.27
11:31AM
1.10
11:44PM
0.98
12:07PM
0.83
12:19AM
0.75
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------8:11-------8:11-------8:10-
Sunset4:45-------4:46-------4:49-------
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1------------------1--44
Temp. °C988877789877777897899999
Feels °C (?)434435567755555663232-1-1-3
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