Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 645 | 381 | 230 | 198 | 157 | 151 | 108 | 48 | 44 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 329 | 621 | 301 | 364 | 428 | 619 | 800 | 830 | 1599 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:16AM4.69m | 8:17PM4.95m | 9:00AM4.89m | 9:00PM5.19m | 9:38AM5.00m | 9:38PM5.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM1.36m | 2:08PM1.71m | 2:35AM1.05m | 2:50PM1.49m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 11 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 133 | 156 | 186 | 89 | 91 | 151 | 108 | 27 | 44 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 329 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 830 | 1599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 11 | — | WNW 12 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 226 | 43 | 10 | 63 | 45 | 34 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 400 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | W 8 | N 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 4 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 48 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 645 | 381 | 230 | 198 | 157 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 621 | 301 | 364 | 428 | 619 | 800 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 71 | 53 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 170 | 595 | 523 | 422 | 413 | 1 | 0 |
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