
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
205 | 244 | 106 | 201 | 202 | 106 | 109 | 171 | 327 | 235 | 194 | 194 | 270 | 264 | 258 | 214 | 184 | 152 | 125 | 103 | 351 | 326 | 339 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:32AM4.42m | 3:28PM4.15m | 3:34AM4.35m | 4:32PM4.19m | 4:44AM4.32m | 5:39PM4.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM1.88m | 9:27PM2.34m | 10:13AM1.93m | 10:45PM2.31m | 11:26AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
36 | 24 | 106 | 201 | 13 | 106 | 109 | 171 | 327 | 235 | 194 | 194 | 270 | 264 | 258 | 214 | 184 | 152 | 125 | 99 | 351 | 326 | 339 | 279 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | W 13 | W 12 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
5 | — | 23 | 15 | — | 7 | 7 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 103 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | W 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
205 | 244 | 45 | 20 | 202 | 40 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
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