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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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | |
219 | 196 | 188 | 149 | 113 | 171 | 267 | 313 | 386 | 512 | 574 | 502 | 445 | 383 | 302 | 248 | 199 | 194 | 194 | 226 | 226 | 216 | 211 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:59PM4.69m | 11:23AM4.36m | 11:31PM4.56m | 12:02PM4.18m | 00:08AM4.40m | 12:47PM4.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM1.72m | 5:20AM1.66m | 5:27PM1.91m | 5:56AM1.81m | 6:02PM2.12m | 6:37AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
219 | 196 | 188 | 149 | 113 | 113 | 83 | 313 | 386 | 512 | 574 | 502 | 445 | 383 | 302 | 248 | 199 | 194 | 194 | 226 | 226 | 216 | 211 | 171 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
101 | 64 | 63 | 52 | 90 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 77 | 169 | 153 | 146 | 132 | 103 | 111 | 79 | 73 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 8 | — | N 9 | — | N 10 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
26 | 11 | — | 26 | — | 8 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | 171 | 267 | 70 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 953 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 94 | 529 | 94 | 94 | 1181 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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