Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 920 | 1074 | 859 | 828 | 723 | 633 | 530 | 432 | 388 | 254 | 194 | 122 | 66 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:11AM5.02m | 10:19PM5.20m | 10:44AM4.99m | 10:55PM5.09m | 11:19AM4.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM1.25m | 4:40AM1.03m | 4:55PM1.29m | 5:17AM1.19m | 5:34PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 920 | 1074 | 859 | 828 | 723 | 633 | 530 | 432 | 388 | 254 | 194 | 122 | 66 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 308 | 427 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 12 | NNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 20 | 66 | 86 | 169 | 205 | 345 | 458 | 447 | 428 | 527 | 480 | 49 | 823 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 618 | 287 | 287 | 664 | 205 | 618 | 53 | 118 | 8 | 0 |
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