Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 8PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3935 | 3549 | 3021 | 2409 | 1514 | 1311 | 984 | 615 | 309 | 210 | 288 | 816 | 784 | 663 | 495 | 499 | 488 | 392 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40PM5.02m | 10:01AM4.97m | 10:27PM4.81m | 10:45AM4.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM1.19m | 3:58AM1.26m | 4:22PM1.29m | 4:42AM1.55m | 5:11PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 3549 | 3021 | 2409 | 1514 | 1311 | 984 | 615 | 309 | 210 | 288 | 816 | 784 | 663 | 495 | 499 | 488 | 392 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 2 | 244 | 63 | 272 | 112 | 228 | 166 | 97 | 62 | 85 | 110 | 115 | 112 | 106 | 96 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 3935 | — | 1952 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 180 | 422 | 413 | 346 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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