
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 249 | 162 | 119 | 112 | 48 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 93 | 161 | 622 | 723 | 263 | 342 | 428 | 709 | 830 | 755 | 1478 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:16AM4.69m | 8:17PM4.95m | 9:00AM4.89m | 9:00PM5.19m | 9:38AM5.00m | 9:38PM5.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM1.71m | 2:35AM1.05m | 2:50PM1.49m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 |
186 | 89 | 162 | 119 | 112 | 45 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 93 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 830 | 755 | 1478 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 10 | WNW 12 | N 10 |
220 | — | 91 | 63 | 45 | 48 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 432 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — |
— | 249 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 161 | 622 | 723 | 263 | 342 | 428 | 709 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 170 | 585 | 579 | 422 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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