Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 894 | 2039 | 2213 | 4321 | 3495 | 3015 | 2287 | 1928 | 1592 | 1176 | 938 | 808 | 607 | 471 | 365 | 329 | 329 | 318 | 308 | 246 | 246 | 239 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:12AM5.01m | 10:14PM5.32m | 10:45AM4.94m | 10:49PM5.21m | 11:16AM4.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.82m | 4:05PM1.28m | 4:31AM0.90m | 4:40PM1.32m | 5:06AM1.09m | 5:15PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 894 | 2039 | 2213 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2287 | 1928 | 1592 | 1176 | 938 | 808 | 607 | 471 | 365 | 295 | 185 | 318 | 165 | 225 | 224 | 239 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | SE 6 | — | SSE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 790 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 17 | 41 | 73 | 125 | 196 | 246 | 329 | 329 | 135 | 308 | 246 | 246 | 224 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 61 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 37 | 31 | 4321 | 3495 | 3015 | — | 1302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 413 | 422 | 664 | 595 | 170 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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