
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 9PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
262 | 441 | 623 | 470 | 316 | 214 | 151 | 111 | 48 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 44 | 162 | 476 | 735 | 700 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46PM4.29m | 1:55AM4.48m | 2:44PM4.17m | 3:01AM4.28m | 3:55PM4.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM2.10m | 8:27AM1.89m | 8:50PM2.27m | 9:36AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | N 7 | N 10 | W 9 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 36 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 44 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 700 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | N 7 | N 10 | — | N 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | W 8 | W 9 | SSE 5 |
262 | 441 | 623 | 470 | 316 | 214 | 151 | 111 | 27 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 476 | 735 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 1142 | 903 | 595 | 595 | 375 | 255 | 255 | 71 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 313 | 0 | 0 |
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