Polin Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Polin Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Polin Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121211111111101010101092119181616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4253472712021951881841351009668454186533177429743137317733833458341530542446
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
4.33
7:02AM
4.69
7:28PM
4.46
7:34AM
4.84
8:00PM
4.55
8:07AM
4.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
1.62
1:04AM
1.60
1:29PM
1.39
1:38AM
1.44
2:03PM
1.18
2:11AM
1.30
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------8:52-------8:51-------8:49-
Sunset4:06-------4:07-------4:09-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C666677766555656665556667
Feels °C (?)232232212111101121112224
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