Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | WNW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2991 | 2249 | 1165 | 1316 | 1194 | 854 | 1024 | 1041 | 1092 | 934 | 786 | 761 | 672 | 648 | 626 | 544 | 515 | 415 | 346 | 269 | 402 | 978 | 2445 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:15PM4.32m | 00:51AM3.96m | 1:00PM4.10m | 1:57AM3.73m | 2:07PM3.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM2.11m | 6:42PM2.07m | 6:49AM2.41m | 7:33PM2.31m | 7:43AM2.67m | 8:47PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 15 |
| kJ | 2991 | 2249 | 1165 | 1316 | 1194 | 854 | 1024 | 1041 | 1092 | 934 | 786 | 761 | 669 | 648 | 626 | 544 | 515 | 415 | 346 | 269 | 402 | 551 | 2445 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NNW 16 | W 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | W 12 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 16 | N 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 25 | 477 | 378 | 683 | 454 | 946 | 785 | 657 | 888 | 786 | 574 | 672 | 647 | 555 | 480 | 464 | 396 | 316 | 246 | 242 | 978 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 13 | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | WNW 18 | W 17 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 125 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 142 | 192 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 499 | 240 | — | — | 7 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 26 | 26 | 600 | 892 | 191 | 94 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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