Strathy Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (18 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1
ESE
5
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
714
702
586
467
459
389
313
244
198
194
154
145
151
134
46
29
127
179
298
343
405
350
276
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
9:46AM4.00m
10:06PM4.02m
10:37AM3.85m
10:54PM3.93m
11:33AM3.62m
Low Tide
3:44AM-0.01m
4:05PM0.10m
4:32AM-0.01m
4:52PM0.29m
5:23AM0.09m
5:41PM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:41
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:45
9:46
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
7
7
8
11
12
13
12
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
10
4
4
5
7
6
7
6
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
10
8
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
Energy kJ
846
714
702
586
467
459
389
313
244
198
194
154
87
60
41
40
26
10
179
298
343
405
350
276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
W
16
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
99
75
73
70
76
72
73
73
54
49
33
33
21
20
12
11
11
127
30
27
17
16
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
14
14
14
19
12
17
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
1
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
W
5
0.8
WSW
5
Energy kJ
9
37
77
102
90
87
77
145
151
134
46
29
25
59
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
5
5
13
13
13
61
13
137
66
427
149
61
13
13
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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