Strathy Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
8.6° 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 4AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3520
2959
2638
2378
2078
1725
1467
1175
977
901
780
671
636
512
494
485
467
427
502
500
455
373
301
258
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
WNW
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
N
5
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:08AM3.69m
8:34PM3.69m
8:42AM3.72m
9:03PM3.73m
9:16AM3.70m
9:33PM3.72m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.59m
2:26PM0.28m
2:42AM0.46m
2:58PM0.30m
3:15AM0.39m
3:30PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:24
5:22
5:18
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9:02
9:05
9:07
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
14
17
19
18
14
12
12
12
16
15
13
11
10
9
10
10
9
7
8
7
7
11
10
8
10
13
14
15
11
10
9
9
14
12
10
9
9
8
9
9
5
2
4
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3520
2959
2638
2378
2078
1725
1467
1175
977
901
780
671
636
512
494
485
467
427
502
500
455
373
301
258
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
17
10
10
6
6
15
8
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
3
0.6
NNE
3
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
Energy kJ
9
7
42
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
43
13
0
0
0
0
66
162
260
330
330
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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