Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). 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 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 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 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1811 | 1181 | 822 | 1123 | 4030 | 5363 | 6018 | 5322 | 4555 | 3578 | 2822 | 2373 | 2155 | 1831 | 1679 | 1474 | 1319 | 1156 | 980 | 1069 | 1183 | 1408 | 1831 | 1765 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:32AM3.63m | 3:39PM3.83m | 5:03AM3.73m | 5:02PM3.93m | 6:06AM3.95m | 6:03PM4.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM2.83m | 10:28PM2.46m | 11:00AM2.75m | 11:43PM2.26m | 12:07PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1811 | 1181 | 822 | 726 | 4030 | 5363 | 6018 | 5322 | 4555 | 3578 | 2822 | 2373 | 2155 | 1831 | 1679 | 1474 | 1319 | 1156 | 980 | 1069 | 1183 | 1408 | 1831 | 1765 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 116 | 84 | 344 | 1123 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 58 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 11 | E 11 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 36 | 23 | 54 | 96 | 160 | 259 | 321 | 341 | 223 | 371 | 346 | 255 | 276 | 299 | 308 | 365 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 165 | 165 | 89 | 287 | 418 | 89 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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