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Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 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
9.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
3
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.4
WNW
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
2.3
W
3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
2.3
W
1.3
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)111010101010111010161616161616161414141412101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26925420219819821041055263210813371283925891606163025673289346935943201234010475811228
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSE
40
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
25
S
25
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
SW
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
6.07
5:49AM
6.41
6:06PM
6.31
6:24AM
6.66
6:41PM
6.48
6:58AM
6.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
0.98
12:07PM
0.83
12:19AM
0.75
12:41PM
0.64
12:52AM
0.60
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:11-------8:10-------8:08-
Sunset4:46-------4:49-------4:51-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1---11273--1----
Temp. °C9887667998768810788887788
Feels °C (?)766422243120-2-5-1220-112220
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