Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 02 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
51
50
32
29
27
27
15
14
14
12
11
9
7
7
6
13
24
25
7
7
7
5
10
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
0
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
0
SE
0
W
0
SSW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:35AM6.59m
6:51PM6.62m
7:08AM6.52m
7:24PM6.55m
7:41AM6.36m
7:57PM6.39m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.65m
12:46PM0.66m
1:03AM0.65m
1:17PM0.74m
1:35AM0.75m
1:48PM0.90m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:50
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8:39
8:42
8:43
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
9
10
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
11
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
55
51
50
32
11
9
8
8
8
8
3
11
9
7
7
6
6
24
25
6
5
2
5
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
N
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
3
3
6
7
29
27
27
15
14
14
12
2
2
1
1
6
13
1
2
7
7
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.2
W
10
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
218
205
77
62
63
63
217
217
77
287
402
277
63
9
9
9
62
62
63
63
63
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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