Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 10 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 144 | 719 | 1456 | 1565 | 1258 | 1147 | 1231 | 1348 | 1252 | 1163 | 1109 | 1056 | 1031 | 911 | 836 | 882 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19AM4.87m | 11:35PM4.89m | 11:59AM4.69m | 00:23AM4.60m | 12:48PM4.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM1.19m | 5:34PM1.42m | 5:57AM1.46m | 6:18PM1.62m | 6:43AM1.81m | 7:12PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 385 | 332 | 275 | 279 | 719 | 1456 | 1565 | 1258 | 1147 | 1231 | 1348 | 1252 | 1163 | 1109 | 1056 | 1031 | 911 | 836 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 7 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 144 | 208 | 214 | 157 | 115 | 79 | 60 | 56 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | 487 | 501 | 650 | 500 | 13 | 14 | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 882 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 664 | 674 | 255 | 89 | 8 | 24 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 184 |
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