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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 12 pm Tuesday 12 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Polzeath today?
The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Polzeath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | NW 4 | WSW 18 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | |
13 | 12 | 30 | 64 | 57 | 143 | 292 | 740 | 951 | 1029 | 913 | 726 | 807 | 855 | 868 | 757 | 659 | 571 | 436 | 312 | 113 | 117 | 151 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 2:43PM5.31m | 3:06AM5.72m | 3:37PM5.79m | 3:58AM6.19m | 4:26PM6.29m | 4:46AM6.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM1.77m | 8:58PM1.74m | 9:30AM1.33m | 9:51PM1.29m | 10:18AM0.88m | 10:39PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 18 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 117 | 68 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSW 8 | WSW 18 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 29 | 64 | 57 | 143 | 292 | 740 | 951 | 1029 | 913 | 726 | 807 | 855 | 868 | 757 | 659 | 571 | 436 | 312 | 113 | 106 | 151 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 465 | 465 | 513 | 506 | 511 | 470 | 513 | 513 | 777 | 1121 | 1118 | 777 | 338 | 338 | 90 | 90 | 241 | 241 | 284 | 338 | 131 | 71 | 35 | 250 |
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