Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 18 | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2356 | 2777 | 3478 | 3176 | 3145 | 2198 | 1744 | 1293 | 1278 | 2601 | 5417 | 16289 | 23544 | 10764 | 13734 | 12942 | 9478 | 8164 | 6250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM4.78m | 11:10AM4.70m | 11:28PM4.52m | 11:40AM4.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM1.44m | 5:06AM1.54m | 5:24PM1.61m | 5:37AM1.82m | 6:01PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 18 | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3145 | 2198 | 1744 | 1293 | 1278 | 2601 | 5417 | 16289 | 23544 | 10764 | 13734 | 12942 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 23 | 72 | 8330 | 43 | 33 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 2356 | 2777 | 3478 | 3176 | — | 16 | 33 | 69 | 88 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9478 | 8164 | 6250 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 755 | 769 | 198 | 413 | 5 | 43 | 848 | 993 | 755 | 848 | 428 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 170 | 165 | 180 | 184 | 165 |
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