Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s 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 (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 281 | 457 | 625 | 1902 | 3467 | 5951 | 4541 | 2457 | 1493 | 1200 | 1231 | 1422 | 1201 | 811 | 611 | 446 | 343 | 157 | 93 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:32AM4.40m | 2:10PM4.17m | 2:47AM4.12m | 3:31PM4.04m | 4:29AM4.01m | 5:06PM4.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM2.02m | 8:29PM2.21m | 9:12AM2.31m | 10:04PM2.29m | 10:53AM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 147 | 281 | 457 | 625 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 811 | 611 | 446 | 343 | 157 | 93 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 68 | 46 | 45 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 54 | 31 | 20 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 1902 | 3467 | 5951 | 4541 | 2457 | 1493 | 1200 | 1231 | 1422 | 1201 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 525 | 600 | 618 | 618 | 618 | 664 | 422 | 422 | 389 | 389 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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