Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1AM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 565 | 800 | 6788 | 13481 | 14568 | 12511 | 10091 | 8245 | 6140 | 5297 | 4369 | 3355 | 2569 | 2445 | 1914 | 1478 | 1314 | 972 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:11PM4.71m | 8:40AM4.69m | 8:43PM4.93m | 9:10AM4.86m | 9:14PM5.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM1.86m | 2:27AM1.41m | 2:39PM1.61m | 2:59AM1.19m | 3:11PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 441 | 565 | 800 | 6788 | 13481 | 14568 | 12511 | 10091 | 8245 | 6140 | 5297 | 4369 | 3355 | 2569 | 2445 | 1914 | 1478 | 1314 | 972 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SE 6 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NW 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 31 | 15 | 34 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 28 | — | — | — | 7 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 21 | 413 | 165 | 180 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 523 | 579 | 422 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
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