Strathy Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Strathy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Strathy Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
0
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
9
1.5
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
9
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
408
484
618
697
614
489
423
348
281
269
230
256
279
279
273
266
214
205
362
359
297
277
318
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:58AM3.32m
11:09PM3.40m
11:35AM3.11m
11:48PM3.23m
12:18PM2.89m
00:33AM3.07m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.79m
5:33AM0.75m
5:44PM0.98m
6:15AM0.94m
6:25PM1.17m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:11
5:09
5:07
5:05
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9:14
9:15
9:19
9:21
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
11
13
12
11
9
9
8
-1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
3
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
4
7
6
6
4
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1.5
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
9
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
WSW
8
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
105
408
484
618
697
614
489
423
348
281
269
230
256
279
279
273
266
214
205
362
359
297
277
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
7
0.6
W
8
1
W
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
13
99
99
197
181
143
140
137
103
79
72
53
37
33
21
20
17
40
145
164
133
106
81
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
23
35
4
12
12
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
9
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
3
1.6
WSW
8
Energy kJ
383
6
8
12
9
10
11
5
4
5
2
318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
710
66
793
66
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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