Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 607 | 471 | 399 | 295 | 271 | 263 | 250 | 246 | 262 | 255 | 317 | 252 | 242 | 216 | 749 | 200 | 509 | 156 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:49PM5.21m | 11:16AM4.81m | 11:23PM5.00m | 11:47AM4.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM1.32m | 5:06AM1.09m | 5:15PM1.44m | 5:39AM1.36m | 5:50PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | W 10 | N 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 607 | 471 | 399 | 295 | 220 | 263 | 250 | 189 | 262 | 255 | 317 | 252 | 242 | 216 | 96 | 200 | 68 | 156 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | — | N 10 | SE 6 | N 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 125 | 183 | 108 | 160 | 271 | 135 | 132 | 246 | 228 | 179 | 161 | 156 | 153 | 106 | — | 70 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 125 | 74 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 3 | SSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | W 10 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 749 | 104 | 509 | 98 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 618 | 618 | 71 | 755 | 774 |
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