Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 45 | 35 | 12 | 193 | 300 | 377 | 336 | 263 | 711 | 848 | 1175 | 1322 | 1189 | 850 | 622 | 509 | 378 | 262 | 169 | 157 | 122 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47AM4.72m | 11:55PM4.92m | 12:25PM4.57m | 00:38AM4.69m | 1:11PM4.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM1.23m | 5:54PM1.57m | 6:21AM1.42m | 6:34PM1.76m | 7:04AM1.70m | 7:23PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 13 | N 7 | N 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 45 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 64 | 848 | 1175 | 1322 | 1189 | 850 | 622 | 509 | 378 | 262 | 169 | 157 | 83 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NNW 13 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | N 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | 61 | 57 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 6 | — | — | N 14 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 17 | 117 | 193 | 300 | 377 | 336 | 263 | 711 | 132 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 27 | 47 | 104 | 125 | 95 | — | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 43 | 834 | 595 | 165 | 422 | 290 | 214 | 183 | 53 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 170 | 170 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
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