Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | WNW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 77 | 131 | 113 | 119 | 322 | 452 | 662 | 989 | 973 | 798 | 778 | 685 | 584 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM3.86m | 6:14AM3.76m | 6:34PM4.01m | 7:22AM3.94m | 7:29PM4.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM2.49m | 12:23PM2.55m | 1:05AM2.25m | 1:18PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
35 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 113 | 119 | 322 | 452 | 662 | 989 | 973 | 798 | 778 | 685 | 584 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | — | N 5 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
32 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 77 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 161 | 43 | 28 | 16 | 24 | 71 | 71 | 294 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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