
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
111 | 108 | 86 | 84 | 61 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 71 | 167 | 323 | 419 | 411 | 377 | 317 | 249 | 214 | 166 | 86 | 42 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:59PM4.42m | 1:04AM4.67m | 1:46PM4.29m | 1:55AM4.48m | 2:44PM4.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM1.50m | 6:59PM1.93m | 7:34AM1.68m | 7:47PM2.10m | 8:27AM1.89m | 8:50PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 7 | N 7 | ESE 6 | W 10 | ESE 6 | W 10 | ESE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
111 | 108 | 86 | 84 | 61 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 86 | 42 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | E 7 | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | ESE 6 | W 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | ENE 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
7 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 102 | 123 | 98 | 59 | — | 2 | 71 | 167 | 323 | 419 | 411 | 377 | 317 | 249 | 214 | 166 | 22 | 25 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 432 | 412 | 285 | 285 | 73 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 170 | 170 | 1101 | 1101 | 896 | 218 | 313 | 218 | 255 | 28 | 0 |
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