Strathy Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
1.9
W
1.6
WNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.7
N
1.3
N
1.6
W
1.5
W
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NNE
3
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
Period(s) (?)87710101099771112101011999989101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1322341251942867683486275236233183189253254254133719031592148614172224289931552770
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
30
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
SE
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
3.45
7:41AM
3.37
7:44PM
3.69
8:18AM
3.55
8:20PM
3.87
8:50AM
3.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
0.51
1:38PM
0.77
2:05AM
0.28
2:16PM
0.56
2:40AM
0.12
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset-7:28-------7:24-------7:22------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1----------243--111-
Temp. °C141312121113141615131110101111910101010101099
Feels °C (?)679118981010976678121111001
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Strathy Bay (light winds from the WSW at Wick Airport 55 km from Strathy Bay). 1.5m 11s groundswell from the NNW with a 1.2m 6s windswell from the WNW and a 1.0m 10s swell from the N as well as a 0.5m 11s groundswell from the W. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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