Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
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)
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.9
W
7
2
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
50
54
46
98
90
87
93
116
206
161
130
113
128
182
311
311
286
290
351
408
521
789
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:11AM6.63m
9:30PM6.61m
9:48AM6.22m
10:08PM6.08m
10:27AM5.75m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.42m
3:22PM0.62m
3:43AM0.85m
3:58PM1.07m
4:19AM1.34m
4:37PM1.56m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
18
19
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
11
12
12
12
13
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