
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polin Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Polin Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Polin Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 10 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 41 | 84 | 110 | 77 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 130 | 158 | 153 | 147 | 135 | 130 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 117 | 61 | 81 | 45 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50AM4.66m | 8:00PM5.01m | 8:33AM4.80m | 8:42PM5.14m | 9:14AM4.82m | 9:22PM5.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.76m | 2:00PM0.98m | 2:34AM0.43m | 2:43PM0.76m | 3:16AM0.24m | 3:22PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | W 10 | N 9 | W 9 | N 10 | W 9 | N 9 |
28 | 27 | 84 | 110 | 77 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 6 | 158 | 153 | 147 | 135 | 130 | 125 | 42 | 122 | 43 | 61 | 46 | 41 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 9 | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | WSW 9 |
10 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 36 | 51 | 48 | 45 | — | 41 | — | 47 | — | 45 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 3 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | 117 | 6 | 81 | 12 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 51 | 51 | 87 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 617 | 251 | 1128 | 770 | 772 |
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