Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 479 | 386 | 434 | 635 | 708 | 504 | 402 | 1686 | 3260 | 3335 | 3154 | 2816 | 2395 | 2359 | 1590 | 1413 | 1141 | 894 | 731 | 643 | 511 | 432 | 545 | 926 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54AM3.95m | 6:54PM4.19m | 7:36AM4.21m | 7:36PM4.46m | 8:10AM4.47m | 8:11PM4.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM2.26m | 12:51PM2.43m | 1:18AM1.97m | 1:32PM2.14m | 1:54AM1.68m | 2:06PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 479 | 386 | 434 | 635 | 708 | 504 | 402 | 1686 | 3260 | 3335 | 3154 | 2816 | — | — | 1590 | 1413 | 1141 | 894 | 731 | 643 | 511 | 432 | 545 | 926 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 329 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2395 | 2359 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 32 | 42 | 32 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 599 | 426 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 89 | 473 | 33 | 1 |
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