Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polin Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Polin Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Polin Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 35 | 137 | 534 | 596 | 451 | 434 | 345 | 237 | 192 | 188 | 191 | 252 | 323 | 291 | 299 | 307 | 387 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM4.07m | 12:35PM3.87m | 00:50AM3.74m | 1:34PM3.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM1.40m | 6:22AM1.43m | 6:36PM1.77m | 7:06AM1.84m | 7:30PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
32 | 35 | 91 | 534 | 596 | 451 | 434 | 345 | 237 | 192 | 156 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
20 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | — | — | SW 4 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
24 | 16 | 137 | — | — | 4 | — | 66 | 120 | 140 | 188 | 191 | 252 | 323 | 291 | 299 | 307 | 387 | 372 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 299 | 308 | 251 | 0 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 576 | 719 | 447 | 263 |
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