
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
93 | 120 | 233 | 627 | 272 | 389 | 527 | 625 | 749 | 866 | 980 | 1007 | 987 | 2366 | 2587 | 3858 | 3140 | 2735 | 1993 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:00PM5.19m | 9:38AM5.00m | 9:38PM5.31m | 10:12AM5.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM1.49m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.34m | 3:55AM0.82m | 4:05PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
93 | 120 | 233 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 866 | 980 | 1007 | 987 | 2366 | 2587 | 12 | 7 | 2735 | 1993 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | SE 6 |
16 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 459 | 790 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 6 | SW 3 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — |
14 | 46 | 4 | 627 | 272 | 389 | 527 | 625 | 749 | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | 58 | 3858 | 3140 | 1786 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 165 | 170 | 579 | 422 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 413 | 422 | 595 | 165 | 290 | 1 |
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