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Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
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Thurso Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | |
135 | 339 | 313 | 370 | 431 | 561 | 574 | 563 | 445 | 383 | 314 | 289 | 238 | 238 | 254 | 279 | 279 | 225 | 183 | 175 | 136 | 327 | 282 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:23AM4.36m | 11:31PM4.56m | 12:02PM4.18m | 00:08AM4.40m | 12:47PM4.00m | 00:52AM4.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM1.66m | 5:27PM1.91m | 5:56AM1.81m | 6:02PM2.12m | 6:37AM1.98m | 6:43PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | 9:19 | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
-4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
113 | 113 | 107 | 83 | 431 | 561 | 574 | 563 | 445 | 383 | 314 | 289 | 238 | 238 | 254 | 279 | 279 | 225 | 183 | 175 | 136 | 327 | 282 | 224 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
— | — | 11 | 12 | 99 | 102 | 149 | 143 | 132 | 137 | 103 | 79 | 73 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 126 | 104 | 78 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | — | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 |
135 | 339 | 313 | 370 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 541 | 290 | 499 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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