Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 797 | 847 | 610 | 522 | 601 | 786 | 880 | 885 | 865 | 675 | 692 | 883 | 1291 | 1270 | 1157 | 968 | 767 | 629 | 477 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:15PM4.16m | 5:55AM4.19m | 6:32PM4.36m | 7:16AM4.39m | 7:36PM4.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM2.18m | 12:22PM2.08m | 1:01AM1.85m | 1:26PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 797 | 847 | 610 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | — | 522 | 601 | 786 | 880 | 885 | 865 | 675 | 692 | 883 | 1291 | 1270 | 1157 | 968 | 767 | 629 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 422 | 0 | 1 | 413 | 413 | 413 | 180 | 165 | 422 | 1379 | 428 | 422 | 290 | 290 | 191 | 205 | 165 | 27 | 1 |
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