Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 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 slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 6PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
1.7
W
2.1
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)101918171716161616151515151515141413131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103520652702536747153990393533093230364046185208542247454021337625652001179314301039902690476
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23PM
5.13
3:48AM
5.38
4:12PM
5.44
4:33AM
5.74
4:53PM
5.77
5:12AM
6.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
2.07
9:41PM
1.93
10:09AM
1.75
10:28PM
1.60
10:52AM
1.41
11:08PM
1.27
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:14-------8:14-------8:12-------
Sunset--4:43-------4:44-------4:45-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1---12111---------
Temp. °C89998877799877777101088877
Feels °C (?)686642121222222335534444
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