
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
329 | 247 | 279 | 249 | 702 | 845 | 838 | 1752 | 6248 | 13877 | 15079 | 16154 | 14007 | 10510 | 6809 | 5289 | 3359 | 2555 | 1944 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:35AM4.38m | 12:56PM4.22m | 1:21AM4.04m | 1:43PM4.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM1.89m | 6:47AM2.04m | 7:09PM2.16m | 7:27AM2.38m | 8:04PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
229 | 244 | 279 | 249 | 86 | 48 | 838 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 3359 | 2555 | 1944 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
329 | 247 | 165 | 112 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
66 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | S 4 |
— | 1 | 5 | 24 | 702 | 845 | 40 | 1752 | 6248 | 13877 | 15079 | 16154 | 14007 | 10510 | 6809 | 5289 | — | — | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 392 | 415 | 413 | 664 | 617 | 674 | 664 | 664 | 617 | 664 | 815 | 428 | 430 | 1 | 0 | 375 |
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