Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polin Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Polin Beach at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Polin Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 9 | 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 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
357 | 378 | 427 | 481 | 439 | 342 | 298 | 257 | 219 | 224 | 199 | 165 | 192 | 135 | 106 | 82 | 80 | 57 | 54 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:34PM3.67m | 2:03AM3.48m | 2:56PM3.56m | 3:45AM3.37m | 4:22PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM2.12m | 8:06AM2.18m | 8:51PM2.34m | 9:42AM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | 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 8 | NNE 8 |
42 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 342 | 298 | 257 | 219 | 224 | 199 | 165 | 192 | 135 | 106 | 82 | 80 | 57 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | NW 5 | W 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
357 | 378 | 427 | 481 | 439 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1407 | 447 | 304 | 276 | 317 | 97 | 742 | 793 | 304 | 304 | 24 | 96 | 252 | 24 | 120 | 252 | 276 | 226 | 24 |
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