
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1163 | 1074 | 1039 | 1013 | 997 | 864 | 1107 | 565 | 478 | 388 | 302 | 696 | 761 | 588 | 635 | 859 | 1301 | 1525 | 1736 | 2632 | 3365 | 3561 | 4526 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:48PM4.44m | 1:27AM4.28m | 1:53PM4.20m | 2:58AM4.03m | 3:22PM4.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM1.81m | 7:12PM1.87m | 7:41AM2.19m | 8:24PM2.09m | 9:03AM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 7 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
1163 | 1074 | 1039 | 1013 | 997 | 864 | 31 | 565 | 478 | 388 | 302 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 859 | 1301 | 1525 | 1736 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
59 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ESE 8 | N 11 | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 |
7 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 45 | 1107 | 309 | 196 | 137 | 144 | 696 | 761 | 588 | 635 | 22 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 2632 | 3365 | 3561 | 4526 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 375 | 184 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 6 | 413 | 0 | 1 | 422 | 422 | 422 |
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