Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1815 | 1437 | 1047 | 718 | 565 | 595 | 573 | 470 | 386 | 443 | 694 | 637 | 494 | 340 | 2119 | 3282 | 3521 | 3199 | 2898 | 2395 | 2154 | 1643 | 1294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:51AM3.71m | 5:57PM3.94m | 6:54AM3.95m | 6:54PM4.19m | 7:36AM4.21m | 7:36PM4.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM2.69m | 00:34AM2.26m | 12:51PM2.43m | 1:18AM1.97m | 1:32PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1815 | 1437 | 1047 | 718 | 565 | 595 | 573 | 470 | 386 | 443 | 694 | 21 | 494 | 340 | 2119 | 3282 | 3521 | 3199 | 2898 | 2395 | 2154 | 1643 | 1294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 66 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 30 | 19 | — | 12 | 329 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 637 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 541 | 27 | 1 |
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