Polin Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 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 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
16
0.6
W
16
0.8
WNW
16
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
403
338
265
250
204
163
157
113
81
59
40
26
51
181
320
447
602
526
417
398
420
229
341
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
5
SW
5
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
25
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
S
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:55AM4.82m
9:12PM4.84m
9:47AM4.70m
10:03PM4.75m
10:46AM4.49m
10:59PM4.58m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.57m
3:42AM0.55m
3:59PM0.79m
4:33AM0.70m
4:48PM1.09m
5:28AM0.91m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:46
4:43
4:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:49
9:51
9:52
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
8
8
10
10
8
6
5
6
5
7
9
10
9
11
9
8
6
3
3
3
4
3
4
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
W
16
0.8
WNW
16
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.1
W
12
Energy kJ
410
403
338
265
250
204
163
157
113
81
59
40
26
24
181
320
447
602
526
417
398
420
229
341
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.7
W
6
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
54
49
53
54
54
50
35
34
22
13
12
12
6
51
14
18
6
5
2
2
2
2
32
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
W
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
9
2
17
8
6
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
2
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SW
2
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
5
1
2
34
47
79
90
58
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
53
83
83
388
96
8
8
53
0
8
8
24
51
86
66
24
51
51
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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