Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 94 | 90 | 70 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 64 | 107 | 258 | 123 | 260 | 242 | 194 | 130 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09AM4.50m | 7:42PM4.70m | 8:15AM4.66m | 8:36PM4.92m | 9:14AM4.82m | 9:27PM5.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM1.85m | 1:33PM1.67m | 2:06AM1.53m | 2:27PM1.53m | 2:58AM1.22m | 3:16PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 129 | 94 | 90 | 70 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 64 | 107 | 258 | 123 | 260 | 242 | 194 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | NNW 6 | E 5 | NNW 6 | ENE 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 21 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 19 | W 12 | E 5 | — | NE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 106 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | E 6 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | — | W 15 | E 7 | E 6 | W 19 | W 19 | E 5 | W 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 599 | 24 | 170 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 183 | 170 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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