Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4829 | 4794 | 4633 | 4973 | 6234 | 7740 | 8777 | 7757 | 5851 | 4201 | 3246 | 2456 | 2108 | 1779 | 1456 | 1198 | 1156 | 1102 | 1007 | 988 | 851 | 754 | 884 | 1152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:46AM4.01m | 4:58PM4.14m | 6:14AM4.22m | 6:14PM4.39m | 7:14AM4.48m | 7:12PM4.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM2.14m | 10:49AM2.53m | 11:37PM1.93m | 12:10PM2.32m | 00:43AM1.60m | 1:06PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 96 | 1198 | 1156 | 1102 | 1007 | 988 | 139 | 137 | 884 | 1152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 167 | 160 | 154 | 142 | — | — | 140 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 4829 | 4794 | 4633 | 4973 | 6234 | 7740 | 8777 | 7757 | 5851 | 4201 | 3246 | 2456 | 2108 | 1779 | 1456 | — | — | — | — | — | 851 | 754 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 815 | 815 | 815 | 422 | 595 | 170 | 422 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 30 | 389 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 523 | 517 |
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