Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | N 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 905 | 781 | 755 | 648 | 626 | 544 | 515 | 415 | 331 | 300 | 520 | 1117 | 2578 | 1533 | 1077 | 723 | 1137 | 2567 | 4772 | 5316 | 5107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:00PM4.10m | 1:57AM3.73m | 2:07PM3.91m | 3:32AM3.63m | 3:39PM3.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM2.31m | 7:43AM2.67m | 8:47PM2.48m | 9:12AM2.83m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 773 | 761 | 755 | 648 | 626 | 544 | 515 | 415 | 331 | 300 | 520 | 682 | 2578 | 1533 | 1077 | 723 | 726 | 2567 | 4772 | 5316 | 5107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | W 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | W 10 | NE 11 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 672 | 647 | 555 | 480 | 464 | 396 | 322 | 246 | 242 | 1117 | 155 | 116 | 84 | 428 | 1137 | 273 | 29 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 17 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 221 | 196 | — | — | — | 58 | 40 | 39 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 11 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 905 | 781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 35 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 |
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