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Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
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Thurso Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | |
279 | 279 | 273 | 226 | 175 | 136 | 184 | 299 | 268 | 395 | 534 | 437 | 411 | 422 | 471 | 1347 | 1739 | 1518 | 1569 | 1699 | 1641 | 1511 | 1384 | 1080 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:08AM4.40m | 12:47PM4.00m | 00:52AM4.22m | 1:46PM3.86m | 1:50AM4.08m | 2:58PM3.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM1.98m | 6:43PM2.33m | 7:24AM2.14m | 7:33PM2.53m | 8:24AM2.26m | 8:42PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 12 | W 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
279 | 279 | 273 | 226 | 175 | 136 | 184 | 299 | 268 | 395 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 181 | 84 | 1739 | 1518 | 1569 | 1699 | 1641 | 1511 | 1384 | 1080 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NW 13 | N 9 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
37 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 28 | 72 | 106 | 78 | 57 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 56 | 87 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SE 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | NNE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 |
7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 41 | 53 | 8 | 534 | 437 | 411 | 422 | 471 | 1347 | 346 | — | — | — | — | 592 | 562 | 445 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 327 | 134 | 184 | 165 | 180 | 389 | 290 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 871 | 374 | 871 | 871 | 26 |
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