Surf Forecasts:
Polzeath surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, WNW swell with 443 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Polzeath this week:
The surf forecast for Polzeath over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Polzeath in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Polzeath over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee and pull up a seat. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you – for the next couple of weeks, Polzeath is looking like a ghost town for surf. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but the ocean’s just not cooperating.
Right now, from Thursday the 23rd of July, it’s flat as a pancake. The water is sitting at 63°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, about one degree above normal. Feels nice for a dip, but not for a paddle. There’s hardly any energy in the water (only 47 units of combined swell) with a weak, short-period 2ft wave from the NNW. The wind is glassy and calm on Thursday morning, but that doesn’t matter when there’s nothing to ride. This stretch of nothingness runs right through the weekend.
We get a blip of energy on Sunday the 26th, with the swell bumping up to nearly 7ft from the WNW (combined energy of 405), but don't get your hopes up. The wind is a fresh, onshore breeze at 19 mph, turning the whole beach and point into a lumpy, choppy mess. The report calls it "poor surf conditions" for a reason. That's more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.
After that, it’s back to tiny, weak swells for the rest of the first week into the second. Tuesday the 28th of July offers a moment of calm with clean, glassy conditions and cross-offshore winds, but the wave height is only 2ft with a combined energy of 38. You might get a few knee-high rollers, but nothing worth paddling out for.
Moving into early August, the trend doesn’t change. We see a bit more energy on Sunday the 2nd of August with a 5ft swell from the WNW (combined energy of 233), but again, the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, keeping things messy. The long-period swells of 10 seconds that make an appearance later in the window are still only carrying 1ft to 2ft of height – all push, no wave.
Look, there just isn’t a single standout day in this forecast. It’s a long, drawn-out lull with onshore winds. For a spot that can be fairly consistent, this is a quiet run. Sometimes you eat the bar, sometimes the bar eats you. The tides aren't helping, and the wind just won't swing favourably. We’ll have to wait for the next storm track to roll in and change things up. Forecasts can flip, so don’t put the board away just yet, but for now, it’s not our time.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 25 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 72 | 196 | 405 | 392 | 257 | 66 | 39 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:09PM4.98m | 1:43AM4.89m | 2:21PM4.88m | 2:57AM4.85m | 3:31PM4.99m | 4:03AM5.02m | 4:30PM5.26m | 4:56AM5.30m | 5:18PM5.60m | 5:39AM5.63m | 5:58PM5.96m | 6:17AM5.93m | 6:35PM6.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM2.25m | 8:06AM2.30m | 8:46PM2.31m | 9:19AM2.27m | 9:56PM2.16m | 10:22AM2.06m | 10:53PM1.88m | 11:12AM1.74m | 11:38PM1.55m | 11:54AM1.41m | 00:17AM1.22m | 12:30PM1.10m | 00:53AM0.95m | ||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 3 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 16 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 257 | 66 | 25 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 39 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | W 14 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 20 | 8 | 4 | — | 19 | 72 | 196 | 405 | 392 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 782 | 9 | 421 | 1766 | 419 | 394 | 394 | 124 | 677 | 783 | 90 | 62 | 262 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 63 | 80 | 62 |
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