Polin Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – North Coast, UK)

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Polin Beach Surf Guide

Polin Beach on the West Coast is a quite exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.

Polin Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	fairly consistent	9.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Polin Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Polin Beach occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Polin Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Polin Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 18% of the time in April while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 38% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

18%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

38%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Polin Beach Location Map

Interactive Polin Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Polin Beach is Stornoway Airport (SYY) in U.k., 77 km (48 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Polin Beach is Wick Airport (WIC), also in U.k., 118 km (73 miles) away.

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Polin Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 22:52 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	9	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- on

Tides at Polin Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Kinlochbervie, Scotland, 5 km from Polin Beach.

Next High Water: 10:56pm | 4.08m

Next Low Water: 05:20am | 1.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Polin Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.3 °C) at Polin Beach is very cold. You will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Cloudy, with an effective air temperature of (5.0 °C), so feeling about the same in the water or out of it.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.