Polzeath Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for our little slice of the Cornish coast.

To be honest, it’s a pretty quiet outlook. The good news is that Polzeath is a fairly consistent sort of place, so this flat spell won’t last forever. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, poor-quality surf right through the end of July and into the first week of August. The swell is small, the energy is weak (combined energy of all swells directed here is often in the 30-60 range), and the wind is mostly on it or cross-onshore, kicking up a chop. You’ll be looking at knee-high dribble at best for days. There’s a gap of about ten days where there’s nothing really worth paddling out for.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on the morning of Monday, the 3rd of August. The swell is still tiny, only 3ft from the WSW, but the period is a reasonable 9 seconds, and the wind swings light from the NNE, giving us a clean look. The combined energy of all swells directed here (86) is still weak, but it’s surfable. It’s not a standout, but it’s the first time the conditions are actually clean.

Then, we get another long gap of flat, clean but powerless conditions. The wind is often offshore or cross-off, but the swell just isn’t there. The energy readings drop into the teens and single digits for days.

The one true standout in this whole 16-day window lands on the morning of Friday, the 14th of August. The swell picks up a touch to 2ft from the west, with a 9-second period. The real beauty is the wind: a light offshore breeze from the ENE. This will groom the waves nicely. The combined energy of all swells directed here (85) is still weak, but with offshore winds on a point break like Polzeath, those little waves will have some shape. It’s still a small-wave day, but it’s the cleanest, most promising session in the whole forecast. Fair warning: it’s a long way out, so keep your fingers crossed the forecast holds.

Rusty.

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