Strathy Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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Strathy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Strathy Bay sea temperature is
9.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Strathy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Strathy Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.6
ESE
6
0.7
W
10
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.6
W
11
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
6
0.9
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
158
151
88
154
88
74
35
127
179
298
422
405
356
276
263
187
472
189
123
88
95
100
79
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
5
S
5
NW
5
NW
10
NE
10
N
15
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:37AM3.85m
10:54PM3.93m
11:33AM3.62m
11:47PM3.78m
12:35PM3.36m
00:47AM3.61m
Low Tide
4:32AM-0.01m
4:52PM0.29m
5:23AM0.09m
5:41PM0.54m
6:17AM0.28m
6:34PM0.81m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:39
4:37
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:46
9:49
9:51
1
2
5
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
10
13
10
12
14
14
13
2
2
2
3
8
8
7
7
9
10
10
10
9
7
6
6
4
7
9
7
9
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.5
W
11
1.1
W
6
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
198
158
122
88
60
41
40
19
60
179
298
422
405
356
276
263
187
472
189
123
86
61
100
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
16
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.8
WSW
5
0.2
E
6
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
49
33
33
21
12
12
6
26
127
29
28
16
16
9
8
8
32
3
134
94
88
5
59
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.4
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
14
14
14
22
13
17
5
4
1
1
1
8
6
3
5
5
3
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.9
W
8
Energy kJ
98
120
151
246
154
88
74
35
16
10
17
1
2
2
95
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
162
411
177
61
61
13
13
5
0
0
13
13
37
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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