Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
18.9° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
20
11
10
10
12
42
60
112
100
125
120
142
139
180
180
192
279
319
290
284
234
190
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:53AM6.09m
5:19PM6.54m
5:46AM6.54m
6:08PM7.01m
6:33AM6.88m
6:53PM7.33m
Low Tide
10:50PM1.09m
11:14AM0.96m
11:45PM0.59m
12:04PM0.52m
00:33AM0.20m
12:49PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
21
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
24
26
25
24
20
20
18
18
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
16
16
16
19
21
21
22
20
19
19
18
21
25
24
22
19
19
17
17
19
21
21
20
19
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