
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
988 | 917 | 831 | 815 | 770 | 769 | 951 | 1173 | 1216 | 1259 | 1259 | 976 | 813 | 622 | 541 | 385 | 240 | 157 | 413 | 665 | 874 | 1169 | 1224 | 1643 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:14AM4.48m | 7:12PM4.68m | 8:00AM4.70m | 7:58PM4.93m | 8:39AM4.86m | 8:38PM5.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM1.60m | 1:06PM2.03m | 1:33AM1.30m | 1:51PM1.76m | 2:15AM1.09m | 2:30PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 11 |
988 | 917 | 831 | 815 | 770 | 769 | 951 | 1173 | 1216 | 1259 | 1259 | 976 | 813 | 622 | 541 | 385 | 240 | 157 | 65 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 1643 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 5 | W 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
125 | 123 | 147 | 139 | 139 | 143 | 146 | 113 | 106 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 58 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | S 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | 541 | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 40 | 12 | 413 | 665 | 874 | 1169 | 1224 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 524 | 593 | 593 | 290 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 41 | 0 | 117 | 617 | 618 | 674 | 674 | 618 |
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