Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
106 | 98 | 75 | 59 | 52 | 137 | 97 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 36 | 70 | 56 | 126 | 153 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:54PM3.84m | 4:38AM3.72m | 5:18PM3.86m | 6:14AM3.76m | 6:34PM4.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM2.60m | 11:03AM2.65m | 00:01AM2.49m | 12:23PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 126 | 153 | 270 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 11 | N 7 |
3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | NE 10 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | — | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NW 12 | NNE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
106 | 98 | 75 | 59 | 52 | 137 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 36 | 70 | 54 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 255 | 235 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 71 | 106 | 161 | 141 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 294 | 21 |
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