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Strathy Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 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 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Strathy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
405 | 356 | 276 | 212 | 232 | 723 | 189 | 305 | 195 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 143 | 102 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 74 | 62 | 94 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:47PM3.78m | 12:35PM3.36m | 00:47AM3.61m | 1:45PM3.13m | 1:54AM3.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.54m | 6:17AM0.28m | 6:34PM0.81m | 7:18AM0.49m | 7:33PM1.06m | 8:26AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 405 | 356 | 276 | 212 | 232 | 723 | 189 | 305 | 195 | 86 | 57 | 44 | 143 | 102 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 29 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 55 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 12 | E 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 134 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | — | 55 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 | NNE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | E 5 | E 5 | N 7 | — | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 64 | 84 | 132 | 221 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 36 | 62 | 94 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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