Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 12 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 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
4
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.2
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)121111111111111111111111111114131313121210102019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27992123191416581655150515051317119191456645947639232472258247336822981962711262619
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
5
WNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
40
SSW
30
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
4.99
12:38AM
4.85
1:12PM
4.84
1:50AM
4.86
2:23PM
4.90
2:55AM
5.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
2.24
6:58AM
2.34
7:35PM
2.31
8:13AM
2.29
8:44PM
2.19
9:17AM
2.07
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------8:15-------8:15-------8:14-
Sunset4:37-------4:39-------4:40-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----13------------11---
Temp. °C1110991010101098776656779109888
Feels °C (?)455567964222232121146565
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