Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2277 | 2180 | 1893 | 1491 | 988 | 902 | 537 | 556 | 2655 | 3728 | 7583 | 32234 | 44157 | 37249 | 27160 | 17921 | 10656 | 6378 | 2055 | 1298 | 846 | 884 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM4.71m | 8:05PM4.89m | 8:35AM4.91m | 8:41PM5.06m | 9:08AM5.05m | 9:18PM5.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM1.42m | 2:06PM1.65m | 2:26AM1.19m | 2:42PM1.42m | 3:02AM1.05m | 3:19PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SE 8 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2277 | 2180 | 1893 | 1491 | 988 | 289 | 537 | 556 | 132 | 45 | 1843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2055 | 1298 | 846 | 884 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | NNW 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 46 | — | 45 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1678 | 1164 | 507 | 185 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 11 | — | — | NNW 12 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 22 | — | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | W 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | SSW 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | 340 | 902 | 238 | 111 | 2655 | 3728 | 7583 | 32234 | 44157 | 37249 | 27160 | 17921 | 10656 | 6378 | — | 3 | 12 | 129 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 617 | 664 | 0 | 664 | 664 | 45 | 664 | 664 | 664 | 618 | 674 | 618 | 428 | 413 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 89 | 16 |
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