Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 246 | 230 | 266 | 317 | 252 | 242 | 262 | 453 | 222 | 540 | 156 | 258 | 384 | 607 | 708 | 643 | 588 | 534 | 427 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16AM4.81m | 11:23PM5.00m | 11:47AM4.64m | 11:58PM4.71m | 12:19PM4.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM1.44m | 5:39AM1.36m | 5:50PM1.64m | 6:12AM1.69m | 6:27PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | — | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 250 | 157 | 230 | 266 | 317 | 252 | 242 | 262 | 1 | 70 | 68 | 156 | 121 | 15 | — | 11 | 336 | 588 | 534 | 427 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 106 | 246 | 183 | 179 | 161 | 156 | 153 | 106 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 440 | 338 | 279 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 11 | — | — | S 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 453 | 222 | 540 | 124 | 258 | 384 | 607 | 708 | 643 | 401 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 618 | 618 | 755 | 674 | 774 | 783 | 227 | 290 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
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