
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strathy Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Strathy Bay at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Strathy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 39 | 26 | 42 | 85 | 106 | 73 | 49 | 32 | 71 | 46 | 63 | 86 | 80 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 121 | 116 | 111 | 132 | 43 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM3.72m | 8:50PM4.11m | 9:25AM3.84m | 9:33PM4.27m | 10:07AM3.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.09m | 2:44PM0.33m | 3:14AM-0.15m | 3:26PM0.20m | 3:57AM-0.27m | 4:07PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
54 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 85 | 106 | 73 | 35 | 27 | 71 | 46 | 63 | 86 | 80 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 45 | 43 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 | W 10 | WSW 10 | N 7 | W 6 | W 5 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | WSW 9 |
8 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 49 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 56 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | ESE 5 | W 12 | W 8 | ESE 6 | E 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 6 | N 9 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | — | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 116 | 111 | 132 | 36 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 553 | 824 | 767 | 780 | 779 |
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