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Polzeath Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° 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 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | |
12 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:31PM6.14m | 8:50AM5.81m | 9:08PM5.83m | 9:29AM5.47m | 9:50PM5.51m | 10:14AM5.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM1.14m | 2:43AM1.23m | 2:56PM1.43m | 3:21AM1.55m | 3:35PM1.74m | 4:06AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 15 | W 15 |
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | N 4 | N 4 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 16 | W 8 | W 15 | SW 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 16 | W 8 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 248 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 393 | 393 | 354 | 480 | 248 | 249 | 217 | 227 | 227 | 287 | 287 | 419 | 394 | 394 | 393 | 265 | 63 | 9 | 9 |
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