Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2280 | 1736 | 1403 | 992 | 1286 | 1126 | 846 | 445 | 253 | 169 | 162 | 123 | 108 | 64 | 45 | 73 | 68 | 88 | 70 | 95 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23AM4.42m | 7:29PM4.65m | 8:16AM4.69m | 8:17PM4.95m | 9:00AM4.89m | 9:00PM5.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM1.99m | 1:50AM1.36m | 2:08PM1.71m | 2:35AM1.05m | 2:50PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SE 6 | — | — | W 10 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2280 | 1736 | 1403 | 992 | 2 | — | — | 125 | 253 | 169 | 162 | 123 | 108 | 64 | 23 | 73 | 68 | 88 | 70 | 95 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 186 | 89 | 89 | 63 | 44 | 33 | 45 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | NE 5 | — | W 5 | N 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 5 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | NNE 4 | N 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 57 | — | 31 | 68 | 1286 | 1126 | 846 | 445 | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 618 | 27 | 1671 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 235 | 71 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 649 | 184 |
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