
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
567 | 1242 | 1195 | 1119 | 1262 | 1451 | 1329 | 1271 | 1163 | 1091 | 1048 | 1031 | 895 | 864 | 1107 | 1288 | 545 | 469 | 789 | 786 | 832 | 710 | 593 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | 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 | off |
High Tide | 11:59AM4.69m | 00:23AM4.60m | 12:48PM4.44m | 1:27AM4.28m | 1:53PM4.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM1.46m | 6:18PM1.62m | 6:43AM1.81m | 7:12PM1.87m | 7:41AM2.19m | 8:24PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 |
265 | 1242 | 1195 | 1119 | 1262 | 1451 | 1329 | 1271 | 1163 | 1091 | 1048 | 1031 | 895 | 864 | 11 | 12 | 545 | 469 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 593 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 11 |
567 | 214 | 160 | 113 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 12 | — | — | SE 7 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 14 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 1107 | 1288 | 154 | 165 | 789 | 786 | 832 | 710 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 184 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 422 | 413 | 6 | 0 |
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