
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | 61 | 43 | 68 | 58 | 140 | 157 | 183 | 192 | 161 | 299 | 321 | 306 | 211 | 297 | 415 | 513 | 587 | 618 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16PM4.50m | 1:14AM4.84m | 2:04PM4.29m | 2:03AM4.58m | 2:54PM4.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM1.91m | 7:38AM1.51m | 7:46PM2.13m | 8:29AM1.81m | 8:40PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
11 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 183 | 33 | 74 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 6 | W 11 | N 6 | N 5 | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
46 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
54 | 61 | 42 | 68 | 58 | 140 | 157 | — | 192 | 161 | 299 | 321 | 306 | 211 | 297 | 415 | 513 | 587 | 618 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 108 | 108 | 141 | 28 | 28 | 261 | 419 | 957 | 674 | 349 | 359 | 417 | 473 | 844 | 844 | 953 | 617 | 479 |
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