Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polin Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Polin Beach at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Polin Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
258 | 279 | 283 | 337 | 327 | 345 | 419 | 398 | 398 | 342 | 298 | 257 | 224 | 194 | 165 | 181 | 146 | 116 | 113 | 80 | 77 | 67 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:34PM3.67m | 2:03AM3.48m | 2:56PM3.56m | 3:45AM3.37m | 4:22PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM1.84m | 7:30PM2.12m | 8:06AM2.18m | 8:51PM2.34m | 9:42AM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | WNW 6 |
94 | 69 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 298 | 257 | 224 | 194 | 165 | 181 | 146 | 116 | 113 | 80 | 77 | 54 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | NNE 8 |
6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 9 | W 7 | W 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — |
258 | 279 | 283 | 337 | 327 | 345 | 419 | 398 | 398 | 342 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 47 | 67 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 447 | 447 | 774 | 1407 | 447 | 447 | 355 | 263 | 97 | 97 | 285 | 276 | 252 | 24 | 252 | 116 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 226 | 24 |
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