Strathy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.57° N 4.00° W

Strathy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Strathy Bay sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Strathy Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.9
W
6
1.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
115
91
69
49
40
40
38
48
43
57
39
37
35
35
34
35
44
42
58
529
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:24AM3.72m
11:32PM3.99m
12:01PM3.54m
00:12AM3.69m
12:40PM3.31m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.35m
5:53AM0.19m
6:02PM0.55m
6:30AM0.52m
6:42PM0.81m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:55
 mm
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
13
11
12
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
12
11
9
7
9
10
12
12
12
12
13
13
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