Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.9° 

Polzeath surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Polzeath today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.6
SW
8
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
57
55
50
33
31
29
28
18
18
18
18
16
35
65
91
99
133
166
162
138
125
111
39
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
E
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19AM5.63m
5:37PM6.05m
5:55AM6.06m
6:11PM6.48m
6:28AM6.43m
6:43PM6.82m
Low Tide
11:19PM1.53m
11:33AM1.35m
11:55PM1.09m
12:07PM0.94m
00:28AM0.71m
12:39PM0.61m
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light rain
light rain
part cloud
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
21
22
21
19
17
18
17
18
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
19
20
20
19
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
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