Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.8° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
20
18
44
52
41
24
24
9
8
8
7
7
7
10
12
22
35
51
50
48
65
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:23AM4.52m
3:05PM4.71m
3:44AM4.77m
4:12PM5.10m
4:38AM5.18m
4:59PM5.57m
Low Tide
8:50AM2.57m
9:36PM2.38m
10:04AM2.24m
10:36PM1.98m
10:54AM1.80m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
17
19
19
19
17
18
15
15
18
21
22
21
19
18
16
16
18
22
22
19
17
Feels °C
13
13
15
17
16
17
15
15
11
10
11
14
16
16
14
14
12
12
15
18
18
16
15
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