Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.4° 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 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
15
0.4
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
11
11
6
6
6
5
27
117
148
139
139
137
87
256
359
283
273
233
229
204
200
288
251
Wind (km/h)
40
E
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:40AM6.28m
10:05PM6.21m
10:38AM5.70m
11:08PM5.71m
11:50AM5.22m
00:28AM5.37m
Low Tide
3:52PM1.11m
4:28AM1.24m
4:54PM1.63m
5:43AM1.70m
6:15PM2.00m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:23
8:25
8:28
8:29
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
12
14
14
12
12
11
10
9
11
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
6
6
4
4
3
3
2
5
7
8
6
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
15
11
11
2
2
6
5
27
117
148
139
139
137
87
256
359
283
273
233
229
204
200
288
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.5
WSW
11
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
8
10
10
6
6
2
4
8
8
8
8
71
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
6
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
10
6
6
5
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
99
64
44
22
17
18
18
26
28
25
27
27
27
24
18
19
20
9
8
5
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
271
256
227
227
265
295
265
271
629
227
149
78
271
71
32
32
71
152
32
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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