Strathy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.57° N 4.00° W

Strathy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Strathy Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

Strathy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Strathy Bay today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Strathy Bay at 4PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
2
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.2
N
8
2
N
9
1.9
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
435
482
628
671
595
536
481
429
380
390
351
275
243
202
169
137
131
94
72
72
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:15PM2.84m
2:50AM2.75m
3:30PM2.69m
4:19AM2.62m
5:00PM2.69m
Low Tide
7:53AM1.21m
8:20PM1.35m
8:55AM1.47m
9:43PM1.52m
10:31AM1.58m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
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