
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
769 | 972 | 1173 | 1216 | 1259 | 1121 | 949 | 711 | 622 | 525 | 385 | 250 | 157 | 226 | 312 | 627 | 858 | 811 | 791 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12PM4.68m | 8:00AM4.70m | 7:58PM4.93m | 8:39AM4.86m | 8:38PM5.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM2.03m | 1:33AM1.30m | 1:51PM1.76m | 2:15AM1.09m | 2:30PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
769 | 972 | 1173 | 1216 | 1259 | 1121 | 949 | 711 | 622 | 525 | 385 | 250 | 157 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 47 | 48 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 16 | W 15 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
143 | 146 | 113 | 106 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 57 | 58 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
541 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | 25 | 226 | 312 | 627 | 858 | 811 | 791 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 27 | 593 | 191 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 16 | 0 | 141 | 458 | 617 | 696 | 618 | 618 |
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