Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polin Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
439 | 342 | 298 | 257 | 219 | 225 | 165 | 194 | 160 | 160 | 106 | 82 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 64 | 85 | 139 | 131 | 165 | 226 | 388 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:03AM3.48m | 2:56PM3.56m | 3:45AM3.37m | 4:22PM3.61m | 5:13AM3.49m | 5:28PM3.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM2.18m | 8:51PM2.34m | 9:42AM2.35m | 10:48PM2.31m | 11:21AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
12 | 342 | 298 | 257 | 219 | 225 | 165 | 194 | 160 | 160 | 106 | 82 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 139 | 131 | 165 | 226 | 388 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 6 | W 17 | W 17 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 11 | W 16 | W 15 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
439 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 64 | 85 | — | 7 | 14 | 25 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 97 | 97 | 276 | 276 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 24 | 51 | 24 | 24 | 115 | 115 | 24 | 24 |
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