Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.57° N 4.00° W

Strathy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Strathy Bay sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.9° 

Strathy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Strathy Bay today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Strathy Bay at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Strathy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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2
2
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4
4
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3
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1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
2
W
13
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1430
1230
1075
1155
1137
1428
1661
1806
1932
2090
3199
3055
2471
1946
1261
955
813
683
695
1314
1378
1459
1591
1814
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
25
NW
40
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:43AM2.77m
5:43PM3.05m
6:28AM3.03m
6:26PM3.30m
7:04AM3.30m
7:03PM3.55m
Low Tide
11:19PM1.24m
11:34AM1.44m
00:10AM0.96m
12:23PM1.18m
00:50AM0.65m
1:04PM0.90m
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
7
8
8
7
8
2
0
0
0
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
6
1
-2
1
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