
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1186 | 889 | 698 | 544 | 932 | 1013 | 1070 | 564 | 468 | 601 | 506 | 495 | 424 | 424 | 449 | 348 | 377 | 319 | 295 | 363 | 386 | 377 | 319 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:34AM4.01m | 7:51PM4.32m | 8:24AM4.15m | 8:32PM4.50m | 9:05AM4.29m | 9:09PM4.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM2.19m | 1:36PM2.21m | 2:10AM1.96m | 2:18PM2.06m | 2:49AM1.76m | 2:55PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
1186 | 889 | 698 | 544 | 21 | — | — | 294 | 443 | 601 | 506 | 495 | 424 | 424 | 348 | 348 | 302 | 295 | 295 | 363 | 386 | 377 | 319 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
190 | 280 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 346 | 400 | 408 | 394 | 346 | — | 284 | 377 | 319 | 256 | 207 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 130 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
— | — | 286 | 238 | 932 | 1013 | 1070 | 564 | 468 | — | — | — | — | — | 449 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 752 | 731 | 773 | 413 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 281 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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