
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | 258 | 106 | 273 | 198 | 194 | 133 | 127 | 96 | 92 | 64 | 60 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 89 | 140 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:14AM4.82m | 9:27PM5.10m | 10:07AM4.91m | 10:14PM5.21m | 10:57AM4.92m | 10:59PM5.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM1.22m | 3:16PM1.44m | 3:47AM0.99m | 4:03PM1.40m | 4:34AM0.87m | 4:47PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | 10:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
107 | 258 | 96 | 273 | 198 | 194 | 133 | 127 | 96 | 92 | 64 | 60 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 89 | 140 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 12 | W 19 | — | — | E 6 | W 18 | W 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | N 10 | N 9 |
7 | 7 | 106 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | E 6 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
15 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 24 | 60 | 191 | 191 | 51 | 657 | 31 | 73 | 73 |
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