
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
365 | 486 | 757 | 1065 | 342 | 875 | 814 | 1058 | 934 | 835 | 804 | 621 | 530 | 495 | 388 | 302 | 194 | 122 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM5.19m | 10:11AM5.02m | 10:19PM5.20m | 10:44AM4.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM1.29m | 4:06AM0.99m | 4:18PM1.25m | 4:40AM1.03m | 4:55PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
365 | 44 | 27 | 53 | 342 | 875 | 814 | 1058 | 934 | 835 | 804 | 621 | 530 | 495 | 388 | 302 | 194 | 122 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SE 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
31 | 30 | 56 | 16 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
71 | 486 | 757 | 1065 | 212 | 159 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 45 | 63 | 126 | 185 | 205 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 645 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 89 | 89 | 479 | 89 |
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