Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1637 | 1176 | 938 | 837 | 607 | 471 | 399 | 295 | 271 | 263 | 250 | 246 | 228 | 293 | 317 | 242 | 239 | 254 | 224 | 204 | 459 | 573 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:45AM4.94m | 10:49PM5.21m | 11:16AM4.81m | 11:23PM5.00m | 11:47AM4.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.90m | 4:40PM1.32m | 5:06AM1.09m | 5:15PM1.44m | 5:39AM1.36m | 5:50PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1637 | 1176 | 938 | 837 | 607 | 471 | 399 | 295 | 220 | 263 | 250 | 157 | 225 | 293 | 317 | 242 | 239 | 254 | 224 | 204 | 70 | 67 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | 41 | 73 | 125 | 183 | 108 | 160 | 271 | 135 | 132 | 246 | 228 | 179 | 161 | 156 | 153 | 138 | 96 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 74 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | S 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 8 | 459 | 573 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 618 | 618 | 674 | 27 | 696 |
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