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Strathy Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.9° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Strathy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | |
380 | 326 | 276 | 264 | 802 | 796 | 991 | 1127 | 1094 | 1077 | 1044 | 846 | 714 | 702 | 586 | 467 | 459 | 396 | 320 | 296 | 239 | 194 | 154 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:39PM3.97m | 8:57AM4.04m | 9:21PM4.04m | 9:46AM4.00m | 10:06PM4.02m | 10:37AM3.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.00m | 2:58AM0.10m | 3:20PM0.00m | 3:44AM-0.01m | 4:05PM0.10m | 4:32AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
 kJ | 380 | 326 | 276 | 232 | 802 | 796 | 991 | 1127 | 1094 | 1077 | 1044 | 846 | 714 | 702 | 586 | 467 | 459 | 396 | 320 | 296 | 239 | 194 | 154 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 173 | 263 | 228 | 197 | 181 | 151 | 147 | 120 | 123 | 99 | 99 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 101 | 94 | 73 | 68 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 101 | 50 | 51 | 264 | — | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 29 | 61 | 70 | 51 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 427 | 177 |
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