Polzeath Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.58° N 4.92° W

Polzeath WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Polzeath sea temperature is
17.7°C
3.0° 

Polzeath surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Polzeath surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 6 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, W swell with 1,380 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 (Oct 06) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Polzeath in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Tue 6th Oct)2ft (0.6m) 8s
Best Surf10PM (Tue 6th Oct)2ft (0.6m) 8s
Most Powerful 4PM (Fri 9th Oct)10ft (3.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Polzeath over the next 16 days.


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