
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strathy Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Strathy Bay at 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Strathy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1933 | 1261 | 955 | 711 | 617 | 617 | 1087 | 1213 | 1334 | 1483 | 1670 | 1932 | 2428 | 2257 | 2157 | 1559 | 1062 | 723 | 604 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26PM3.30m | 7:04AM3.30m | 7:03PM3.55m | 7:37AM3.56m | 7:38PM3.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.65m | 1:04PM0.90m | 1:26AM0.36m | 1:41PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
4 | 4 | 955 | 711 | 617 | 617 | 1087 | 1213 | 1334 | 1483 | 1670 | 1932 | 2428 | 2257 | 2157 | 1559 | 1062 | 723 | 604 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ESE 9 |
— | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 111 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NW 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 |
— | — | — | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 5 |
1933 | 1261 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 50 | 320 | 524 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 697 |
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