
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 7AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
205 | 342 | 363 | 339 | 292 | 329 | 247 | 234 | 293 | 680 | 895 | 996 | 1827 | 4320 | 8628 | 13375 | 15129 | 15434 | 13663 | 8972 | 6687 | 4135 | 3046 | 2020 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-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 | off | off |
High Tide | 11:58PM4.71m | 12:19PM4.44m | 00:35AM4.38m | 12:56PM4.22m | 1:21AM4.04m | 1:43PM4.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM1.69m | 6:27PM1.89m | 6:47AM2.04m | 7:09PM2.16m | 7:27AM2.38m | 8:04PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
153 | 116 | 111 | 336 | 210 | 223 | 244 | 234 | 293 | 66 | 48 | 996 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4135 | 3046 | 2020 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | N 8 | W 11 | W 10 | N 8 | NNW 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 11 | 339 | 164 | 329 | 247 | 165 | 112 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | — | W 11 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | 292 | 80 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 5 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | SSW 4 |
205 | 342 | 363 | 199 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 19 | 680 | 895 | 44 | 1827 | 4320 | 8628 | 13375 | 15129 | 15434 | 13663 | 8972 | 6687 | — | — | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 755 | 314 | 291 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 392 | 141 | 359 | 417 | 458 | 617 | 618 | 618 | 674 | 664 | 664 | 422 | 413 | 1 | 16 | 43 |
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