Strathy Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 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
8.9° 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 7PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (17 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
1.5
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
16
0.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
991
1127
1094
1077
1044
846
714
702
586
467
459
389
313
244
239
194
154
113
120
166
93
26
46
181
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
E
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:57AM4.04m
9:21PM4.04m
9:46AM4.00m
10:06PM4.02m
10:37AM3.85m
10:54PM3.93m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.00m
3:44AM-0.01m
4:05PM0.10m
4:32AM-0.01m
4:52PM0.29m
5:23AM0.09m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:43
4:41
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:43
9:45
9:46
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
8
9
10
8
8
7
8
11
13
14
12
9
8
8
9
11
13
11
10
9
10
10
10
3
6
7
8
5
6
5
5
7
8
9
6
3
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
W
16
Energy kJ
991
1127
1094
1077
1044
846
714
702
586
467
459
389
313
244
239
194
154
113
81
59
40
27
43
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
151
147
120
123
99
99
75
73
70
70
72
73
73
54
49
33
33
31
20
19
11
26
24
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
W
16
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
14
14
11
46
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
4
Energy kJ
3
16
52
44
32
38
59
69
120
166
93
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
5
5
13
13
45
13
13
13
61
61
149
61
61
13
0
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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