Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 106 | 52 | 71 | 160 | 154 | 163 | 158 | 162 | 204 | 196 | 192 | 149 | 140 | 132 | 99 | |
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-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:23PM5.13m | 11:04AM4.88m | 11:12PM5.10m | 12:00PM4.76m | 00:02AM5.01m | 12:56PM4.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM1.34m | 4:44AM1.00m | 5:01PM1.48m | 5:34AM1.03m | 5:49PM1.66m | 6:25AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | — | — | 10:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SE 5 | SE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 106 | 29 | 35 | 160 | 154 | 163 | 158 | 162 | 204 | 196 | 192 | 149 | 140 | 132 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | ESE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | ESE 6 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 71 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | WNW 2 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — |
31 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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