Polzeath surf break

Polzeath surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 26 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Polzeath today?

The current surf forecast for Polzeath at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
N
5
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
68
65
46
59
59
59
92
82
77
53
51
49
48
35
42
34
33
68
104
131
170
215
252
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55AM5.35m
2:41PM5.19m
3:08AM5.59m
3:43PM5.53m
4:04AM5.91m
4:30PM5.89m
Low Tide
8:37AM1.78m
9:04PM1.84m
9:41AM1.49m
10:01PM1.51m
10:30AM1.18m
10:47PM1.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:03
6:01
6:01
5:58
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8:30
8:31
8:34
8:36
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
9
9
11
11
12
10
8
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
9
10
11
10
10
11
9
10
8
4
2
4
5
6
5
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.8
N
5
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
13
Energy kJ
81
68
65
46
59
59
59
92
82
77
53
51
49
48
35
35
32
33
23
104
131
170
215
252
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.5
WSW
8
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
15
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.5
W
9
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
2
18
3
3
3
11
11
10
9
34
18
68
19
10
42
10
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
6
6
19
20
18
17
15
15
14
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
Energy kJ
10
33
42
22
19
29
31
31
27
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
50
50
35
0
31
63
119
117
62
62
62
117
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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