Polin Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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Polin Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Polin Beach sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Polin Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Polin Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Polin Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
9
1.4
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1
NNW
10
1.2
N
10
0.9
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.7
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
288
377
431
499
479
423
173
273
132
194
194
199
226
225
230
190
239
354
313
251
195
185
335
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:05AM4.09m
10:16PM4.27m
10:43AM3.88m
10:56PM4.08m
11:29AM3.66m
11:44PM3.86m
Low Tide
4:18PM1.35m
4:41AM1.30m
4:52PM1.56m
5:20AM1.47m
5:30PM1.78m
6:06AM1.65m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
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5:16
5:13
5:11
5:09
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9:17
9:20
9:22
9:24
1
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
-1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
N
9
1.4
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1
NNW
10
1.2
N
10
0.9
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
0.6
N
9
Energy kJ
102
288
377
431
499
479
423
172
273
132
194
194
199
226
225
230
190
181
354
313
251
195
185
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
N
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
W
7
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
12
97
99
146
140
137
111
173
77
94
53
51
33
33
19
18
39
140
106
81
81
60
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
SW
4
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
15
Energy kJ
21
101
21
72
4
5
5
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.7
WSW
8
Energy kJ
148
12
31
239
101
147
143
154
137
335
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
672
0
754
0
0
0
0
0
8
23
0
0
8
8
8
8
51
24
51
51
41
41
66
66
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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