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Strathy Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.2° 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 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Strathy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 9 | |
232 | 625 | 189 | 305 | 195 | 291 | 66 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 139 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 150 | 155 | 180 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:35PM3.36m | 00:47AM3.61m | 1:45PM3.13m | 1:54AM3.44m | 3:00PM2.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.28m | 6:34PM0.81m | 7:18AM0.49m | 7:33PM1.06m | 8:26AM0.68m | 8:42PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | 9:54 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | N 6 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | E 6 | W 9 |
 kJ | 232 | 625 | 189 | 305 | 195 | 5 | 66 | 59 | 31 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 23 | 54 | 1 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | W 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | E 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 6 | N 6 | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 134 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | W 11 | — | — | S 2 | — | SSE 2 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 207 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 291 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 139 | 64 | 91 | 114 | 150 | 155 | 180 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 0 |
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