Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
117 | 143 | 151 | 147 | 117 | 92 | 57 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 65 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM5.11m | 10:42AM4.84m | 10:47PM5.13m | 11:13AM4.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM1.43m | 4:35AM1.10m | 4:44PM1.40m | 5:08AM1.12m | 5:17PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
117 | 143 | 151 | 147 | 117 | 92 | 57 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | S 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | N 10 | W 11 | ESE 4 | E 4 | N 9 | N 9 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NE 3 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | W 5 | W 6 |
38 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 65 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 375 | 595 | 422 | 0 |
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