Polzeath, UK

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About Polzeath

Polzeath is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom. From Polzeath you can reach 12 surf spots. The nearest is Polzeath, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 9 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NQY, 16 km away.

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Staying in Polzeath

27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 9 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NQY, 16 km, EXT, 107 km, CWL, 143 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Polzeath.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 11 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Polzeath too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Mon 19

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Sat 24

Sun 25

Daymer Bay1.8 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Padstow, 2 km

3 ft196 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

7 ft926 kJ

7 ft677 kJ

8 ft1233 kJ

6 ft476 kJ

9 ft915 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Daymer Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	196kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	275kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	7 ft11 smushy	926kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	7 ft8 ssoft	677kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	8 ft11 smushy	1,233kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	476kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	9 ft8 ssoft	915kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C

Devils Palace Near Grower Rock17.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Tintagel, 2 km

2 ft160 kJ

4 ft263 kJ

8 ft1288 kJ

7 ft617 kJ

6 ft769 kJ

6 ft475 kJ

9 ft970 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Devils Palace Near Grower Rock, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft12 shollow	160kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft10 shollow	263kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	8 ft10 smushy	1,288kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	7 ft8 shollow	617kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	8, poor	6 ft11 smushy	769kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	6 ft9 shollow	475kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	25, poor	9 ft8 shollow	970kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C

Barrets Zawn9.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Port Isaac, 3 km

2 ft142 kJ

3 ft216 kJ

7 ft909 kJ

7 ft510 kJ

6 ft783 kJ

5 ft345 kJ

8 ft770 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Barrets Zawn, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft12 shollow	142kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft10 shollow	216kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	7 ft10 smushy	909kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	7 ft8 smushy	510kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Fri 23Oct	7, poor	6 ft11 smushy	783kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 shollow	345kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	24, poor	8 ft8 smushy	770kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	13°C

Bossiney haven16.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Tintagel, 1 km

2 ft160 kJ

4 ft263 kJ

8 ft1288 kJ

7 ft617 kJ

6 ft769 kJ

6 ft475 kJ

9 ft970 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bossiney haven, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft12 shollow	160kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft10 shollow	263kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	8 ft10 smushy	1,288kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	7 ft8 smushy	617kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	7, poor	6 ft11 smushy	769kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	6 ft9 shollow	475kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	9 ft8 scrumbling	970kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C

Barras Nose15.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Tintagel

2 ft142 kJ

3 ft216 kJ

7 ft909 kJ

7 ft510 kJ

6 ft783 kJ

7 ft513 kJ

8 ft770 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Barras Nose, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft12 shollow	142kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft10 shollow	216kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	7 ft10 smushy	909kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	7 ft8 shollow	510kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	8, poor	6 ft11 smushy	783kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	7 ft8 smushy	513kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	17, poor	8 ft8 smushy	770kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C

Gullies - Tintagel16.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Tintagel, 1 km

2 ft142 kJ

3 ft216 kJ

7 ft909 kJ

7 ft510 kJ

6 ft783 kJ

5 ft345 kJ

8 ft770 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gullies - Tintagel, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft12 shollow	142kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	3 ft10 shollow	216kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	7 ft10 smushy	909kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	7 ft8 shollow	510kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	8, poor	6 ft11 smushy	783kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	5 ft9 shollow	345kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	17, poor	8 ft8 smushy	770kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C

Lundy Bay1.8 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Padstow, 6 km

2 ft51 kJ

3 ft216 kJ

5 ft506 kJ

7 ft510 kJ

6 ft783 kJ

5 ft345 kJ

8 ft770 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lundy Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	2 ft11 shollow	51kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	216kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	506kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	7 ft8 smushy	510kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	6, poor	6 ft11 smushy	783kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	345kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Sun 25Oct	28, poor	8 ft8 smushy	770kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C

Tregardock beach11.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Tintagel, 5 km

2 ft142 kJ

3 ft216 kJ

7 ft909 kJ

6 ft379 kJ

6 ft783 kJ

5 ft345 kJ

8 ft770 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tregardock beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft12 shollow	142kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft10 shollow	216kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	7 ft10 smushy	909kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	6 ft8 shollow	379kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	8, poor	6 ft11 smushy	783kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	5 ft9 shollow	345kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	8 ft8 smushy	770kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C

Death Bay0.7 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Padstow, 4 km

3 ft196 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

7 ft926 kJ

7 ft677 kJ

8 ft1233 kJ

6 ft476 kJ

9 ft915 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Death Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	196kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	275kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	7 ft11 smushy	926kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	677kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	8 ft11 smushy	1,233kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	476kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	9 ft8 smushy	915kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C

Polzeath0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft196 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

7 ft926 kJ

7 ft677 kJ

8 ft1233 kJ

6 ft476 kJ

9 ft915 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Polzeath, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	196kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	275kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	7 ft11 smushy	926kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	677kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	8 ft11 smushy	1,233kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	476kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	9 ft8 smushy	915kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C

Stinky Bay0.5 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Padstow, 4 km

3 ft196 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

7 ft926 kJ

7 ft677 kJ

8 ft1233 kJ

8 ft725 kJ

9 ft915 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Stinky Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft12 shollow	196kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	4 ft10 shollow	275kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	7 ft11 smushy	926kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	7 ft8 scrumbling	677kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	8 ft11 smushy	1,233kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	8 ft8 smushy	725kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	19, poor	9 ft8 smushy	915kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C

Trebarwith Strand13.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Trebarwith Strand

2 ft142 kJ

3 ft216 kJ

7 ft909 kJ

7 ft510 kJ

6 ft783 kJ

5 ft345 kJ

8 ft770 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Trebarwith Strand, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft12 shollow	142kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft10 shollow	216kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	7 ft10 smushy	909kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	7 ft8 shollow	510kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	8, poor	6 ft11 smushy	783kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	5 ft9 shollow	345kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	19, poor	8 ft8 smushy	770kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Polzeath, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Polzeath

The Cracking CrabSeafood · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2025
The MowhaySeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
The Waterfront Polzeathin the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Oct 2025
Flo’s Kitchen PolzeathSalad bar · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2025
The Dining Room restaurant0.4 km from the centre
Shorecrest Restaurant0.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits