Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 94 | 92 | 45 | 60 | 57 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 82 | 110 | 86 | 202 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:57AM4.97m | 9:59PM5.31m | 10:39AM4.99m | 10:40PM5.35m | 11:18AM4.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM1.37m | 4:17AM0.79m | 4:28PM1.34m | 4:58AM0.82m | 5:07PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 86 | 202 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 37 | 34 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 23 | 23 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | — | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 94 | 92 | 27 | 60 | 57 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 82 | 110 | 65 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 755 | 755 | 827 | 783 | 783 | 595 | 826 | 1091 | 1678 | 770 | 71 |
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