Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
419 | 435 | 482 | 628 | 671 | 595 | 536 | 481 | 429 | 380 | 390 | 351 | 275 | 243 | 202 | 169 | 137 | 131 | 94 | 72 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
69 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 275 | 243 | 202 | 169 | 137 | 131 | 94 | 72 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
419 | 435 | 482 | 628 | 671 | 595 | 536 | 481 | 429 | 380 | 390 | 351 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 49 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 426 | 1145 | 1405 | 426 | 240 | 258 | 551 | 162 | 779 | 426 | 225 | 225 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 178 | 43 |
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