Strathy Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 09 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
8.9° 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 4AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
!
!
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
12
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.8
N
11
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1910
1862
1915
1630
1480
1308
1268
1155
1008
858
772
679
633
716
703
578
492
544
425
357
304
304
300
229
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:33AM2.94m
2:33PM2.60m
2:46AM2.89m
3:54PM2.65m
3:57AM2.96m
5:00PM2.82m
Low Tide
8:05AM1.24m
8:15PM1.49m
9:17AM1.24m
9:32PM1.52m
10:30AM1.09m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:00
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:24
9:28
2
3
1
2
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
6
7
0
1
0
0
-1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
-1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
12
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.8
N
11
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
Energy kJ
1910
1862
1915
1630
1480
1308
1268
1155
1008
858
772
679
633
716
703
578
207
207
212
357
304
304
268
229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
WNW
8
0.9
W
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
54
75
72
68
67
66
63
37
35
35
57
44
125
187
178
212
217
237
260
300
218
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
W
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
27
16
35
5
4
20
36
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
9
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
492
544
425
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
4
2
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
55
55
24
55
55
1094
665
43
24
43
24
294
88
480
49
162
162
162
66
186
225
119
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
1
1
4
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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