Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strathy Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s 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 Strathy Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Strathy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 85 | 78 | 74 | 50 | 33 | 71 | 56 | 89 | 86 | 108 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 104 | 43 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM3.72m | 8:50PM4.11m | 9:25AM3.84m | 9:33PM4.27m | 10:07AM3.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.33m | 3:14AM-0.15m | 3:26PM0.20m | 3:57AM-0.27m | 4:07PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
25 | 85 | 78 | 74 | 34 | 24 | 71 | 56 | 89 | 86 | 108 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 43 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
42 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 55 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 68 | 65 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | SE 6 | W 5 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | W 12 | N 11 | W 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
10 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 104 | 35 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 270 | 1137 | 697 | 687 | 718 |
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