Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 54 | 45 | 76 | 46 | 43 | 31 | 13 | 281 | 401 | 427 | 294 | 286 | 413 | 750 | 874 | 855 | 772 | 694 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19PM5.06m | 11:47AM4.72m | 11:55PM4.92m | 12:25PM4.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM1.45m | 5:43AM1.23m | 5:54PM1.57m | 6:21AM1.42m | 6:34PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
12 | 7 | 30 | 76 | 46 | 43 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 413 | 750 | 874 | 855 | 772 | 694 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 102 | 60 | 43 | 41 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | N 13 | SE 6 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
— | — | 18 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
25 | 54 | 45 | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 97 | 281 | 401 | 427 | 294 | 286 | 149 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 595 | 422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 595 | 595 | 595 | 165 | 422 | 214 | 290 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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