
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
264 | 201 | 104 | 98 | 84 | 105 | 102 | 94 | 81 | 81 | 52 | 85 | 135 | 280 | 307 | 232 | 218 | 200 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42PM4.80m | 10:12AM4.53m | 10:14PM4.89m | 10:43AM4.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM1.78m | 3:58AM1.44m | 4:04PM1.69m | 4:30AM1.35m | 4:37PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
264 | 201 | 104 | 98 | 84 | 105 | 102 | 94 | 81 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
55 | 36 | 64 | 80 | 58 | 72 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 81 | 52 | 85 | 135 | 280 | 307 | 232 | 218 | 200 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 413 | 413 | 426 | 426 | 291 | 26 | 26 | 2742 | 26 |
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