
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 93 | 114 | 164 | 139 | 100 | 64 | 51 | 69 | 92 | 121 | 130 | 118 | 125 | 151 | 344 | 284 | 298 | 364 | 211 | 207 | 207 | 202 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:14PM4.89m | 10:43AM4.59m | 10:44PM4.94m | 11:14AM4.61m | 11:15PM4.95m | 11:46AM4.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM1.35m | 4:37PM1.63m | 5:03AM1.31m | 5:10PM1.63m | 5:36AM1.32m | 5:43PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 100 | 64 | 51 | 23 | 40 | 90 | 94 | 118 | 125 | 151 | 2 | 284 | 298 | 364 | 211 | 207 | 207 | 202 | 207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
11 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
64 | 93 | 114 | 164 | 139 | — | — | — | 69 | 92 | 121 | 130 | 80 | 94 | 146 | 344 | 73 | 49 | 94 | 137 | 137 | 105 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 413 | 28 | 71 | 426 | 1379 | 21 | 13 | 33 | 71 | 28 | 53 | 834 | 834 | 834 | 962 | 422 | 53 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 134 | 31 | 0 |
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