
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 226 | 202 | 145 | 145 | 126 | 239 | 524 | 810 | 3036 | 7433 | 4922 | 2975 | 2424 | 2449 | 1921 | 1777 | 1467 | 1181 | 828 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:11PM4.38m | 1:32AM4.40m | 2:10PM4.17m | 2:47AM4.12m | 3:31PM4.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM1.70m | 7:23PM1.99m | 7:57AM2.02m | 8:29PM2.21m | 9:12AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 7 | N 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
217 | 164 | 127 | 145 | 92 | 126 | 239 | 524 | 810 | 20 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 828 | 539 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | N 9 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | — | 96 | 1 | 68 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 7 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — |
229 | 226 | 202 | — | 145 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 3036 | 7433 | 4922 | 2975 | 2424 | 2449 | 1921 | 1777 | 1467 | 1181 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 426 | 417 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 375 | 696 | 618 | 618 | 617 | 618 | 579 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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