
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 7AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 5 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
219 | 429 | 635 | 685 | 489 | 334 | 229 | 129 | 143 | 101 | 110 | 102 | 102 | 200 | 77 | 143 | 205 | 244 | 214 | 161 | 58 | 43 | 25 | 36 | |
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-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM4.43m | 9:42PM4.80m | 10:12AM4.53m | 10:14PM4.89m | 10:43AM4.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM1.58m | 3:30PM1.78m | 3:58AM1.44m | 4:04PM1.69m | 4:30AM1.35m | 4:37PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 | WNW 6 |
219 | 127 | 97 | 74 | 56 | 55 | 229 | 129 | 143 | 101 | 110 | 102 | 102 | 1 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 58 | 30 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 6 | NW 11 | N 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 |
160 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 36 | 101 | 80 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 28 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 25 | 15 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 7 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 52 | 71 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
— | 429 | 635 | 685 | 489 | 334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 77 | 143 | 205 | 244 | 214 | 161 | 52 | 43 | 13 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 26 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 449 | 413 | 418 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 820 | 2742 | 2253 | 0 |
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