
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
307 | 449 | 384 | 326 | 289 | 243 | 243 | 248 | 246 | 246 | 198 | 188 | 334 | 586 | 678 | 651 | 509 | 367 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:32PM4.50m | 9:05AM4.29m | 9:09PM4.66m | 9:40AM4.43m | 9:42PM4.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM2.06m | 2:49AM1.76m | 2:55PM1.92m | 3:24AM1.58m | 3:30PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
307 | 295 | 384 | 289 | 289 | 243 | 243 | 248 | 246 | 246 | 198 | 188 | 334 | 586 | 678 | 76 | 56 | 367 | 330 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
290 | — | 295 | 326 | 273 | 217 | 207 | 168 | 133 | 133 | 129 | 157 | 127 | 97 | 76 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 11 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
77 | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 651 | 509 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 79 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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