Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 349 | 520 | 1102 | 2578 | 1693 | 1200 | 822 | 998 | 3685 | 4972 | 5246 | 5038 | 4296 | 3247 | 2591 | 2293 | 2123 | 1960 | 1641 | 1592 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07PM3.91m | 3:32AM3.63m | 3:39PM3.83m | 5:03AM3.73m | 5:02PM3.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM2.67m | 8:47PM2.48m | 9:12AM2.83m | 10:28PM2.46m | 11:00AM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 346 | 349 | 520 | 669 | 2578 | 1693 | 1200 | 822 | 734 | 3685 | 4972 | 5246 | 5038 | 4296 | 3247 | 2591 | 2293 | 2123 | 1960 | 1641 | 1592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | W 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 322 | 298 | 242 | 1102 | 155 | 116 | 84 | 344 | 998 | 39 | 29 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 31 | 160 | 196 | — | — | — | 58 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 37 | 23 | 49 | 87 | 136 | 203 | 251 | 298 | 277 | 304 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 177 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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