
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3536 | 5415 | 5415 | 5131 | 4555 | 3227 | 2517 | 1665 | 1253 | 853 | 637 | 490 | 391 | 276 | 196 | 157 | 117 | 90 | 43 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM4.94m | 9:14PM5.17m | 9:43AM4.96m | 9:49PM5.13m | 10:13AM4.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM1.38m | 3:29AM0.99m | 3:41PM1.32m | 4:02AM1.10m | 4:15PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
50 | 50 | 5415 | 5131 | 4555 | 3227 | 2517 | 1665 | 1253 | 853 | 637 | 490 | 391 | 276 | 196 | 157 | 117 | 90 | 43 | 27 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | NNE 9 | W 12 |
— | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 13 | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | S 3 | SE 7 | SE 4 |
3536 | 5415 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 21 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 618 | 618 | 674 | 674 | 27 | 191 | 191 | 94 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 41 |
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