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Pollan Bay

Updated Sun 11 Oct, 19:36

A long, exposed beach facing north-west towards Glashedy Island, with lefts and rights over sand and patches of reef. It picks up most swells from west to north and has plenty of power, so it’s a shortboard wave for intermediate and better surfers. Best on the incoming tide, though it can be surfed at any. The prevailing north-westerlies are onshore, so it needs an easterly to south-easterly wind. Strong rips run at the south end and by the reefs further north.

BreakSwell windowBlackstones WaveNet Site, 87km NNELatest buoy reading, Sun 19:00:6.2ft at 11.1sWNW 287°sea 14°CEvery spot on the mapMap © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Day	Surf	Swell	Wind mph
MonMonday12 Oct	2–3ft	1.8ft10sWNW	8ggusts 14 crosscross-shore
TueTuesday13 Oct	3–4ft	3.1ft8sW	11–22ggusts 25 cross-oncross-onshore
WedWednesday14 Oct	5–7ft	5.4ft11sWNW	25–32ggusts 38 crosscross-shore
ThuThursday15 Oct	4–6ft	4.5ft10sWNW	3–16ggusts 19 cross-oncross-onshore
FriFriday16 Oct	5–6ft	4.9ft8sWNW	17–27ggusts 30 ononshore
SatSaturday17 Oct	4–5ft	3.5ft9sNW	6–12ggusts 15 ononshore
SunSunday18 Oct	3ft	2.2ft8sWNW	6–25 cross-oncross-onshore
MonMonday19 Oct	2ft	1.0ft7sW	10ggusts 12 ononshore
TueTuesday20 Oct	2–3ft	2.1ft10sWNW	14ggusts 16 crosscross-shore
WedWednesday21 Oct	4–6ft	3.9ft11sWNW	9ggusts 22 crosscross-shore

Squares rate the day in four parts, early → evening. Stars, surf, swell and wind are for the day's best two hours in a row still to come, from the weaker of the two; each day is hour by hour below.

During the day, early → evening
Good — waves, clean surface
Fair — small or choppy
Poor — flat or blown out
Stars out of 5; faded ones are lost to the wind
Wind clean, choppy or blown out; g is gusts
Swell period 12s groundswell, 6s windswell

Monday 12 Oct

Up to 2–3ft · sea 13.7°C

LW 01:35 −1.9m
HW 07:50 +1.5m
LW 13:50 −1.9m
HW 20:11 +1.5m
Sunrise 07:53
Sunset 18:37

	Time	Surf	Swell	Wind mph	Tide	SkyWeather
fair	06:00	2–3ft	2.0ft9sNW	13ggusts 23 cross-offcross-offshore	+0.9m ↑ high	14°C
fair	09:00	2–3ft	1.8ft10sWNW	8ggusts 14 crosscross-shore	+1.2m ↓ high	14°C
fair	12:00	2–3ft	1.8ft10sWNW	7ggusts 12 crosscross-shore	−1.1m ↓ low	15°C
fair	15:00	2–3ft	1.8ft10sWNW	9ggusts 15 cross-offcross-offshore	−1.6m ↑ low	16°C
fair	18:00	2–3ft	1.8ft10sW	17–24ggusts 30 cross-offcross-offshore	+0.7m ↑ high	17°C
poor	21:00	2–3ft	1.6ft10sW	23ggusts 35 crosscross-shore	+1.4m ↓ high	17°C

Waves: DWD EWAM · Wind: the median of Met Office, ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON, NOAA GFS

Tuesday 13 Oct

Up to 8–11ft · sea 13.8°C

LW 02:10 −1.7m
HW 08:19 +1.4m
LW 14:23 −1.8m
HW 20:36 +1.1m
Sunrise 07:55
Sunset 18:35

	Time	Surf	Swell	Wind mph	Tide	SkyWeather
poor	06:00	3–4ft	3.3ft7sW	8–21ggusts 22 cross-oncross-onshore	+0.5m ↑ high	13°C
poor	09:00	4–5ft	3.0ft9sWNW2.9ft4sWSW	11–19ggusts 29 cross-oncross-onshore	+1.3m ↓ high	13°C
poor	12:00	5–7ft	5.6ft6sW2.7ft11sWNW	19–27ggusts 35 cross-oncross-onshore	−0.7m ↓ mid	12°C
poor	15:00	7–10ft	9.8ft7sW	22–31ggusts 37 ononshore	−1.7m ↑ low	13°C
poor	18:00	8–10ft	7.6ft9sWNW4.7ft5sW	20–26ggusts 34 ononshore	+0.1m ↑ high	13°C
poor	21:00	6–9ft	7.3ft9sWNW	10–19ggusts 24 cross-oncross-onshore	+1.1m ↓ high	12°C

Waves: DWD EWAM · Wind: the median of Met Office, ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON, NOAA GFS

Wednesday 14 Oct

Up to 10–13ft · sea 13.7°C

LW 02:40 −1.7m
HW 08:54 +1.1m
LW 14:53 −1.5m
HW 21:11 +1.2m
Sunrise 07:57
Sunset 18:33

	Time	Surf	Swell	Wind mph	Tide	SkyWeather
poor	06:00	5–7ft	5.6ft10sWNW	24–30ggusts 35 crosscross-shore	−0.1m ↑ mid	13°C
poor	09:00	5–7ft	5.4ft11sWNW	24–32ggusts 39 crosscross-shore	+1.1m ↓ high	13°C
poor	12:00	6–8ft	5.8ft11sWNW	25–32ggusts 45 crosscross-shore	−0.3m ↓ mid	15°C
poor	15:00	7–10ft	7.7ft12sW	28–34ggusts 46 crosscross-shore	−1.5m ↑ low	16°C
poor	18:00	10–13ft	10.2ft13sWNW	22–34ggusts 43 crosscross-shore	−0.1m ↑ mid	15°C
poor	21:00	4–5ft	3.7ft11sW	5–30ggusts 37 cross-oncross-onshore	+1.2m ↑ high	15°C

Waves: DWD EWAM, Météo-France MFWAM · Wind: the median of Met Office, ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON, NOAA GFS

Thursday 15 Oct

Up to 5–7ft · sea 13.6°C

LW 03:14 −1.3m
HW 09:25 +1.0m
LW 15:36 −1.3m
HW 21:44 +0.7m
Sunrise 07:59
Sunset 18:30

	Time	Surf	Swell	Wind mph	Tide	SkyWeather
poor	06:00	4–6ft	4.4ft10sWNW	4–17ggusts 20 cross-oncross-onshore	−0.2m ↑ mid	11°C
poor	09:00	5–6ft	4.6ft10sWNW	2–15ggusts 19 cross-oncross-onshore	+1.0m ↑ high	12°C
poor	12:00	5–6ft	4.3ft10sWNW	10–19ggusts 21 ononshore	+0.2m ↓ mid	13°C
poor	15:00	5–7ft	4.7ft10sWNW	19ggusts 24 ononshore	−1.3m ↓ low	13°C
poor	18:00	5–7ft	5.1ft9sWNW	17ggusts 25 ononshore	−0.6m ↑ mid	13°C
poor	21:00	5–6ft	5.1ft9sWNW	17ggusts 25 cross-oncross-onshore	+0.6m ↑ high	13°C

Waves: Météo-France MFWAM · Wind: the median of Met Office, ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON, NOAA GFS

Friday 16 Oct

Up to 5–6ft · sea 13.5°C

LW 03:47 −1.3m
HW 10:01 +0.6m
LW 16:16 −1.4m
HW 22:29 +0.2m
Sunrise 08:01
Sunset 18:28

	Time	Surf	Swell	Wind mph	Tide	SkyWeather
poor	06:00	5–7ft	4.9ft8sWNW	18–27ggusts 30 ononshore	−0.8m ↑ low	12°C
poor	09:00	5–6ft	4.9ft8sWNW	17–27ggusts 30 ononshore	+0.5m ↑ high	12°C
poor	12:00	5–6ft	4.2ft9sWNW	17–24ggusts 28 ononshore	+0.2m ↓ high	12°C
poor	15:00	4–6ft	3.7ft10sWNW	16–22ggusts 26 ononshore	−1.2m ↓ low	12°C
poor	18:00	4–6ft	4.0ft10sWNW	17ggusts 24 ononshore	−1.1m ↑ low	12°C
poor	21:00	4–6ft	4.1ft9sWNW	15ggusts 21 ononshore	+0.0m ↑ high	12°C

Waves: Météo-France MFWAM · Wind: the median of Met Office, ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON, NOAA GFS

Saturday 17 Oct

Up to 4–5ft · sea 13.4°C

LW 04:24 −1.3m
HW 10:57 +0.2m
LW 17:06 −1.2m
HW 23:25 −0.1m
Sunrise 08:03
Sunset 18:25

	Time	Surf	Swell	Wind mph	Tide	SkyWeather
poor	06:00	4–5ft	3.7ft9sWNW	8–14ggusts 18 ononshore	−1.1m ↑ low	12°C
fair	09:00	4–5ft	3.5ft9sNW2.8ft9sNW	6–12ggusts 15 ononshore	−0.1m ↑ high	12°C
fair	12:00	4–5ft	3.5ft9sNW2.7ft9sNNW	5–12ggusts 14 ononshore	+0.1m ↓ high	12°C
fair	15:00	4–5ft	3.5ft9sWNW	4–14 ononshore	−0.8m ↓ low	12°C
fair	18:00	4–5ft	3.3ft9sWNW	2–14 ononshore	−1.1m ↑ low	12°C
fair	21:00	3–5ft	3.1ft9sWNW	3–17 ononshore	−0.4m ↑ high	12°C

Waves: Météo-France MFWAM · Wind: the median of Met Office, ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON, NOAA GFS

Sunday 18 Oct

Up to 3ft · sea 13.3°C

LW 05:10 −1.1m
HW 12:18 +0.1m
LW 18:56 −1.0m
Sunrise 08:05
Sunset 18:23

	Time	Surf	Swell	Wind mph	Tide	SkyWeather
fair	06:00	3–4ft	2.4ft8sWNW	6–23 crosscross-shore	−1.1m ↑ low	12°C
fair	09:00	3ft	2.2ft8sWNW	6–25 cross-oncross-onshore	−0.5m ↑ mid	12°C
fair	12:00	2–3ft	2.0ft8sWNW	6–25 ononshore	+0.1m ↑ high	12°C
poor	15:00	2–3ft	1.8ft7sWNW	8–26 ononshore	−0.4m ↓ mid	12°C
fair	18:00	2–3ft	1.7ft7sWNW	10–22 ononshore	−0.9m ↓ low	12°C
fair	21:00	2ft	1.6ft7sWNW	10–19 ononshore	−0.8m ↑ low	12°C

Waves: Météo-France MFWAM · Wind: the median of Met Office, ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON, NOAA GFS

Monday 19 Oct

Up to 2–3ft · sea 13.2°C

HW 00:41 −0.2m
LW 06:58 −0.9m
HW 13:57 +0.1m
LW 20:45 −1.0m
Sunrise 08:07
Sunset 18:21

	Time	Surf	Swell	Wind mph	Tide	SkyWeather
fair	06:00	2ft	1.2ft7sWNW0.6ft11sWNW	9ggusts 12 cross-oncross-onshore	−0.9m ↓ low	12°C
fair	09:00	2ft	1.0ft7sW0.7ft13sWNW	10ggusts 12 ononshore	−0.8m ↑ low	12°C
fair	12:00	2ft	1.2ft10sW	12ggusts 12 crosscross-shore	−0.1m ↑ high	12°C
fair	15:00	2–3ft	1.5ft12sWNW	12ggusts 12 crosscross-shore	+0.0m ↓ high	12°C
fair	18:00	2–3ft	1.7ft12sWNW	11ggusts 14 cross-offcross-offshore	−0.6m ↓ mid	11°C
fair	21:00	2–3ft	1.9ft11sWNW	10ggusts 14 cross-offcross-offshore	−1.0m ↑ low	11°C

Waves: Météo-France MFWAM · Wind: the median of ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON, NOAA GFS

Tuesday 20 Oct

Up to 2–3ft · sea 13.2°C

HW 02:24 −0.1m
LW 08:55 −1.0m
HW 15:07 +0.3m
LW 21:51 −1.1m
Sunrise 08:09
Sunset 18:18

	Time	Surf	Swell	Wind mph	Tide	SkyWeather
fair	06:00	3ft	2.2ft10sWNW	11ggusts 14 cross-offcross-offshore	−0.6m ↓ mid	11°C
fair	09:00	2–3ft	2.1ft10sWNW	14ggusts 16 crosscross-shore	−1.0m ↑ low	11°C
poor	12:00	2–3ft	2.0ft9sWNW	15ggusts 18 cross-oncross-onshore	−0.4m ↑ mid	11°C
fair	15:00	2–3ft	2.0ft9sWNW	13ggusts 20 crosscross-shore	+0.3m ↑ high	12°C
fair	18:00	2–3ft	1.8ft9sWNW	12ggusts 20 offoffshore	−0.3m ↓ mid	12°C
fair	21:00	2–3ft	1.6ft9sWNW	13ggusts 21 cross-oncross-onshore	−1.1m ↓ low	12°C

Waves: Météo-France MFWAM · Wind: the median of ECMWF IFS, NOAA GFS

Wednesday 21 Oct

Up to 4–6ft · sea 13.2°C

Sunrise 08:11
Sunset 18:16

	Time	Surf	Swell	Wind mph	Tide	SkyWeather
good	06:00	4–6ft	4.1ft12sWNW	10ggusts 23 offoffshore	No tide forecast this far ahead	11°C
fair	09:00	4–6ft	3.9ft11sWNW	9ggusts 22 crosscross-shore		11°C
fair	12:00	4–5ft	3.6ft11sWNW	10ggusts 20 crosscross-shore		12°C
fair	15:00	4–5ft	3.3ft11sWNW	10ggusts 19 crosscross-shore		12°C
fair	18:00	3–5ft	3.0ft11sWNW	10ggusts 19 crosscross-shore		13°C
fair	21:00	3–4ft	2.8ft11sWNW	9ggusts 17 crosscross-shore		12°C

Waves: Météo-France MFWAM, ECMWF WAM · Wind: the median of ECMWF IFS, NOAA GFS