
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
292 | 467 | 645 | 750 | 752 | 698 | 567 | 450 | 383 | 315 | 270 | 232 | 212 | 231 | 257 | 268 | 219 | 268 | 408 | 469 | 520 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:54PM4.11m | 2:57AM4.31m | 3:51PM3.98m | 4:00AM4.08m | 4:54PM3.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM1.81m | 8:40PM2.34m | 9:27AM2.09m | 9:49PM2.49m | 10:35AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | WNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 |
12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 383 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
292 | 467 | 645 | 750 | 752 | 698 | 567 | 450 | — | 315 | 270 | 232 | 212 | 231 | 257 | 268 | 219 | 268 | 408 | 469 | 520 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 832 | 1114 | 1114 | 1114 | 588 | 458 | 359 | 315 | 327 | 419 | 1680 | 449 | 417 | 71 | 43 | 359 | 359 | 26 | 491 | 26 | 26 |
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