
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 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 (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
376 | 276 | 201 | 155 | 62 | 37 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 31 | 76 | 261 | 553 | 822 | 716 | 586 | 588 | 686 | 686 | 881 | 700 | 752 | 621 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55AM4.48m | 2:44PM4.17m | 3:01AM4.28m | 3:55PM4.11m | 4:23AM4.15m | 5:15PM4.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM1.89m | 8:50PM2.27m | 9:36AM2.09m | 10:15PM2.33m | 11:01AM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 10 | W 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 31 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 716 | 586 | 588 | 11 | 686 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 11 | N 9 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 |
9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | NNW 9 | — | SSE 7 |
2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 9 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | SE 5 | SSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
376 | 276 | 201 | 155 | 27 | 26 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 261 | 553 | 822 | — | 1 | 16 | 686 | 509 | 881 | 700 | 752 | 621 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 934 | 595 | 453 | 235 | 255 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 413 | 422 | 422 | 426 | 21 | 419 |
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