Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polin Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Polin Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Polin Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
257 | 217 | 145 | 115 | 91 | 69 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 57 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 48 | 44 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:02PM4.99m | 10:31AM4.58m | 10:41PM4.74m | 11:09AM4.36m | 11:20PM4.42m | 11:49AM4.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.36m | 4:38PM0.79m | 5:08AM0.64m | 5:15PM1.05m | 5:44AM1.02m | 5:53PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
257 | 217 | 145 | 115 | 91 | 69 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 6 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
12 | 29 | 38 | 38 | 50 | 42 | 17 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 1 | — | 38 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | — | 19 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 48 | 34 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 66 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 135 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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