
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 2PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2870 | 2770 | 2221 | 1558 | 1230 | 1084 | 862 | 846 | 720 | 621 | 524 | 470 | 400 | 489 | 618 | 872 | 408 | 888 | 1055 | 1277 | 1068 | 941 | 819 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10AM4.86m | 9:14PM5.10m | 9:40AM4.98m | 9:45PM5.19m | 10:11AM5.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM1.19m | 3:11PM1.42m | 3:32AM1.05m | 3:44PM1.29m | 4:06AM0.99m | 4:18PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | N 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 7 | NNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
2870 | 2 | 2221 | 1558 | 1230 | 1084 | 862 | 846 | 720 | 621 | 524 | 470 | 400 | 489 | 13 | 53 | 408 | 888 | 1055 | 1277 | 1068 | 941 | 819 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 12 | SE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
7 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 33 | 67 | 33 | 56 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 39 | 37 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 50 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | W 12 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | 2770 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 68 | 4 | — | 618 | 872 | 127 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 595 | 422 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 472 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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