Polin Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 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
9.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Polin Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Polin Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (20 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.8
WNW
16
1
W
15
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.5
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
W
10
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
127
324
447
508
526
417
330
239
980
506
189
237
114
85
81
229
158
121
133
100
191
89
100
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:03PM4.75m
10:46AM4.49m
10:59PM4.58m
11:49AM4.23m
00:02AM4.37m
12:58PM3.99m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.70m
4:48PM1.09m
5:28AM0.91m
5:40PM1.41m
6:29AM1.14m
6:41PM1.69m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:41
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:52
9:54
1
1
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
14
13
11
10
6
7
5
2
2
2
1
3
6
10
7
5
7
9
11
11
12
11
10
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
16
0.8
WNW
16
1
W
15
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.5
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
W
10
0.1
N
7
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
24
127
324
447
508
526
417
330
239
980
506
189
237
114
82
81
229
158
121
133
100
1
89
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
51
14
17
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
106
123
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
W
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
17
8
6
6
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
3
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
Energy kJ
13
3
7
31
66
126
191
39
2
70
85
47
11
3
191
33
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
8
24
24
24
86
106
66
51
51
51
8
23
51
24
24
51
8
8
24
93
109
53
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
3
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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